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step forward

1. Lit. to move forward one step or several steps. The volunteer stepped forward. I stepped forward and someone moved up behind me immediately.

2. Fig. to volunteer to present important information. When I go into court, I will have to step forward and present evidence. It is my civic duty. If you have information to present, you should step forward and seek recognition to do so.

See also: forward, step

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He was naturally so bad that at the Kindergarten Academy, when the mistress ordered whoever had done the last naughty deed to step forward, Oliver's custom had been to step forward, not necessarily because he had done it, but because he presumed he very likely had. The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context For instance, the duelist may step forward from the line he is placed upon, if he chooses, but never back of it. A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context A subdued murmur of assent ran through the ranks of the Artisans, and Chromatistes, in alarm, attempted to step forward and address them. Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context			steel steel against steel oneself for steely gaze steep steep in steer steer away from steer clear steer clear of steer for steer into steer through steer toward stem stem from stem the tide stem to stern step step aside step back step back on step between step by step step down step forward step in step inside step into step into shoes step into the breach step off step on step on it Step on it! step on the gas step on toes step out step out into step out of line step outside step over step right up step up step up to step up to the plate step-by-step stern steven stew stew in own juice			Step by Step Graphics Step by Step Interactive Step by Step Procedure Step change Step change step changes step changes Step climb Step counter Step counter Step counters Step counters step cut step cycle Step Dad step dance step dancing Step daughter step down step down step down step down step down Step Down Note Step Down Notes Step Down Transformer Step family Step father step fault step flashing step forward step frame Step Frequency Radar Step function Step function Step Function Perturbative Numerical Method step functions step functions Step gable Step gable step gage Step grate Step Height Reduction step in step in step in step in step in step in something Step Increase Program Step Input/Output Table Step Inside step into step into shoes step into shoes step into shoes step into shoes step into shoes step into the breach step iron step joint

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