sidestep
verb/ˈsaɪdstep/
/ˈsaɪdstep/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sidestep | /ˈsaɪdstep/ /ˈsaɪdstep/ |
| he / she / it sidesteps | /ˈsaɪdsteps/ /ˈsaɪdsteps/ |
| past simple sidestepped | /ˈsaɪdstept/ /ˈsaɪdstept/ |
| past participle sidestepped | /ˈsaɪdstept/ /ˈsaɪdstept/ |
| -ing form sidestepping | /ˈsaɪdstepɪŋ/ /ˈsaɪdstepɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] sidestep something to avoid answering a question or dealing with a problem
- Did you notice how she neatly sidestepped the question?
- He sidestepped the issue by saying it was not his responsibility.
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- [transitive, intransitive] sidestep (something) to avoid something, for example being hit, by stepping to one side
- He cleverly sidestepped the tackle.
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