The word "stepped" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it as a verb to describe an action such as taking a step (e.g. He stepped forward to shake her hand). You can also use it to indicate a change (e.g. The company stepped up its production this year). Example sentence: She stepped into her shoes and grabbed her keys, ready to leave the house.
After Shad mentioned the words "gay" and "marriage," we heard Peter's wife hiss, "Don't talk to those people!" Peter rolled his eyes slightly, stepped out onto the porch, and shut the door behind him.
The former Wales and Liverpool striker took charge of the Crawley in December after John Gregory stepped down to undergo heart surgery.
With about 30 minutes to go before Hill was injected with a fatal dose of the sedative pentobarbital, two separate courts stepped in to impose a temporary delay in the proceedings.
Until McIlroy and Dubai Duty Free stepped forward, this was a tournament minus a sponsor and, essentially, direction.
Sinodinos has stepped down as federal assistant treasurer while Icac investigates.
He has stepped in to block controversial housing developments, using neighbourhood planning and the wishes of local communities as a foil.
Economic rationalism was the flavour of the government and there was a failure by the Nationals leadership to differentiate, to show how they are arguing for their constituents as John Howard stepped into rural Australia to grab support for the Liberal party.
He stepped down in 2011 and was replaced by his political protege in the area, Margaret Ritchie, who described McGrady as "not only my mentor and colleague but a very dear friend".
Greece's embattled finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, stepped up his war of words with eurozone policymakers on Thursday, saying he wished his country still had the drachma, and would not sign up to any bailout plan that would send his country into a "death spiral".
The nationalist MP for South Down, Margaret Ritchie, has stepped down as leader of the Social Democratic and Labour party.
David Luiz (Brazil) I am quite impressed by the way he has stepped up to the challenge of playing a World Cup at home.
