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step vs provide

provide vs step

step is a noun but provide is not a noun.

step and provide both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
step Yes No Yes No
provide No No Yes No
As verbs, provide is a hypernym of step; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than step:
  • step: furnish with steps
  • provide: give something useful or necessary to
Other hypernyms of step include furnish, offer, render, supply.
step (noun) provide (noun)
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
a musical interval of two semitones
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
the sound of a step of someone walking
the distance covered by a step
a short distance
relative position in a graded series
step (verb) provide (verb)
measure (distances) by pacing take measures in preparation for
move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
place (a ship's mast) in its step give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
shift or move by taking a step give something useful or necessary to
put down or press the foot, place the foot supply means of subsistence; earn a living
walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner mount or put up
move with one's feet in a specific manner make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
furnish with steps
treat badly
cause (a computer) to execute a single command
Difference between step and provide

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