<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>sidestepped, sidestepping.</li><li>to step to one side.</li><li>to evade or avoid a decision, problem, or the like.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>sidestepped, sidestepping.</li><li>to avoid or dodge by stepping aside.</li><li>to evade or avoid (a decision, problem, or the like).</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>