| Definition of 'step in' |
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1. (verb) pantie, panty, scanty, step-in
short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
2. (verb) intervene, step in, interfere, interpose
get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
"Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"
3. (verb) substitute, deputize, deputise, step in
act as a substitute
"She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
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1. (verb) step in
to get involved in order to improve a bad situation
Mike had to step in and calm them both down.
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Sense: to intervene
The children began to quarrel, and I thought it was time I stepped in.
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 Afrikaans: tussenbeide tree |
 Arabic: يَتَدَخَّل |
 Bulgarian: намесвам се |
 Brazilian: intervir |
 Czech: zakročit |
 German: einschreiten |
 Danish: skride ind; blande sig |
 Greek: παρεμβαίνω |
 Estonian: vahele astuma |
 Farsi: مداخله كردن |
 Finnish: astua väliin |
 French: intervenir |
 Hebrew: לְהִתעַרֵב |
 Hindi: कदम मिलाकर, से मिलाकर |
 Croatian: ući, umiješati se |
 Hungarian: közbelép |
 Indonesian: ikut campur |
 Icelandic: skerastí leikinn |
 Italian: intervenire |
 Japanese: 介入する |
 Korean: 끼어들다 |
 Lithuanian: įsikišti |
 Latvian: iejaukties |
 Malay: campur tangan |
 Dutch: tussenbeide komen |
 Norwegian: gripe inn, ta affære |
 Polish: wkraczać |
 Persian: مداخله كردن |
 Pashto: دخالت کول |
 Portuguese: intervir |
 Romanian: a interveni |
 Russian: вмешиваться |
 Slovak: zakročiť |
 Slovenian: vmešati se |
 Serbian: umešati se |
 Swedish: ingripa |
 Thai: เข้ามาเกี่ยวข้อง |
 Turkish: karışmak, araya girmek |
 Taiwanese: 干涉，介入 |
 Ukrainian: втручатися |
 Urdu: مداخلت کرنا |
 Vietnamese: can thiệp vào |
 Chinese: 干涉，介入 |
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