step in | Amarkosh

Meaning of word step in from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force.

Example : Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?.

Synonyms : interfere, interpose, intervene

Meaning : Act as a substitute.

Example : She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold.

Synonyms : deputise, deputize, substitute