stap

Meaning

step

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stɑp/

Etymology

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.

Cognate with English

step

New

stappen

1. to march
2. to step
3. (Netherlands) to go out on the town
4. (Belgium) to walk

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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
1st

stap .

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

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