- step
- 1. Foot movement. Ke'ehi, ka'i, ne'e (to step); ka'ina wāwae (footstep);♦ step on, hehi, 'e'ehi;♦ step firmly, hehi 'ino;♦ step back, kuemi;♦ step over, 'a'e, mau'a'e;♦ step lightly, hani, kakakihi.♦ Short step, ke'ehi pōkole, e'e pōkole.♦ Long step, ke'ehi loa, e'e loa.♦ In step, ka'i like.♦ Out of step, pa'ewa ke ka'i 'ana.♦ Half step (military), ke'ehi pōkole.2. A rest for the foot. Alapi'i, 'a'e, 'anu'u; kaulu (as in a cliff); kīpaepae.♦ Too many steps, nui loa nā alapi'i.
English-Hawaiian dictionary. 2015.