step-by-step

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step-by-step

adjective more step-by-step · most step-by-step

  1. Proceeding from one step to the next in sequence. The step-by-step directions walked me through the assembly, but identifying the parts was still hard.

    Similar: stepwise

noun step-by-steps

  1. informal A step-by-step guide. Wiktionary provides great step-by-steps on how to create a complete dictionary entry.

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adj proceeding from one step to the next in sequence

Españolpaso a paso
Deutschschrittweise, in Einzelschritten
Русскийпоша́говый pošágovyj, поэта́пный poetápnyj

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@misc{step_by_step_2026,
  title = {step-by-step},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/step-by-step},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}