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step off

B1 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words

Get off something you are standing on, like a bus or stage; or (slang) leave someone alone.

Literal meaning: To take a step away from a surface or elevated area.

Meanings

1 A2 neutral

To move from a surface, vehicle, or platform by taking a step.

"He stepped off the bus just as it started to rain."

Grammar: inseparable
2 C1 idiomatic slang

(Slang) To back off, stop interfering, or leave someone alone; used as a command.

"I told him to step off — I didn't want his advice."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

The literal sense is standard and widely used. The slang sense ('step off!') is primarily African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) and urban American slang, meaning 'leave me alone' or 'back down'. It can sound aggressive depending on context.

Commonly used with

bus train platform stage curb ledge

Forms

Base
step off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
steps off
he/she/it
Past simple
steped off
yesterday
Past participle
steped off
have + pp
-ing form
steping off
continuous

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Synonyms

get off disembark alight back off leave alone stand down

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