step aside

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Verb

step aside

1. (intransitive) To move out of the way of somebody or something.

   I stepped aside to let her pass.

2. (intransitive) To make room for others as replacements by withdrawing from a position or service.
3. (intransitive) To deviate from the right or proper path; to err or stray.
   • 18th c., Robert Burns, Address to the Unco Guid, or The Rigidly Righteous:

     To step aside is human.

4. (intransitive) To walk to a little distance; retire for the occasion.

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