stap

Betekenis

Noun

step

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of stappen:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of stappen:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of stappen:

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/stɑp/

Etimologie

From Middle Dutch stap. Possibly from the same Germanic form from which English step derives (Proto-Germanic *stapiz) but with the vowel reverted to -a- by analogy with the verb stappen; alternatively from a closely related form that was not subject to i-umlaut.

Sinne

Het land heeft een stap voorwaarts gedaan op weg naar democratie .

The country has taken a step towards European democracy.

Dit pakket moet worden gezien als een zeer bescheiden , maar wel belangrijke eerste stap .

The compromise package should be seen as a very modest but important first step.