step down
Third Person
steps down
Present Participle
stepping down
Past Tense
stepped down
Past Participle
stepped down
1
to voluntarily resign or retire from a job or position
- The CEO stepped down after successfully leading the company for many years.
- The team captain stepped down, passing on the responsibility to a teammate.
- The editor-in-chief stepped down, allowing someone else to take the helm of the publication.
- The chairman of the board stepped down, creating an opening for a new chairperson.
- The politician announced he would step down after the controversy.
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2
to decrease the intensity, size, or scope of something
transitive
- Due to the economic situation, the company had to step down its expansion plans.
- The coach asked the team to step down their efforts to avoid burnout.
- The artist decided to step down the complexity of the artwork to make it more accessible.
- They stepped the budget down to allocate resources more efficiently.
- She stepped her involvement down in the project to focus on other priorities.
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