Verb
(intransitive) To move out of the way of somebody or something.
I stepped aside to let her pass.
(intransitive) To make room for others as replacements by withdrawing from a position or service.
(intransitive) To deviate from the right or proper path; to err or stray.
(intransitive) To walk to a little distance; retire for the occasion.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgThe writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes. W. Somerset Maugham
When we try in good faith to believe in materialism, in the exclusive reality of the physical, we are asking our selves to step aside we are disavowing the very realm where we exist and where all things precious are kept -- the realm of emotion and conscience, of memory and intention and sensation. John Updike
My work is getting stronger & stronger and more intense all the time.... I have such a rush of new energy & notions coming into my head, over my horizon like chariots of fire that all I want is freedom to step aside and execute them. Marsden Hartley
Then gently scan your brother man, Still gentler sister woman; Tho' they may gang a kennin wrang, To step aside is human. Robert Burns
The responsibility of a minister is to step aside when there is a criminal investigation of the department. That protects the propriety of Parliament and of responsible government. Jack Layton
This sordid affair has become an unacceptable distraction for Representative Weiner, his family, his constituents and the House - and for the good of all, he should step aside and address those things that should be most important - his and his family's well-being. Debbie Wasserman Schultz