footstep

[ foot-step ]
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noun
  1. the setting down of a foot, or the sound so produced; footfall; tread.

  2. the distance covered by a step in walking; pace.

  1. a footprint.

  2. a step by which to ascend or descend.

Idioms about footstep

  1. follow in someone's footsteps, to succeed or imitate another person.

Origin of footstep

1
First recorded in 1175–1225, footstep is from Middle English foote steppe. See foot, step

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British Dictionary definitions for footstep

footstep

/ (ˈfʊtˌstɛp) /


noun
  1. the action of taking a step in walking

  2. the sound made by stepping or walking

  1. the distance covered with a step; pace

  2. a footmark

  3. a single stair; step

  4. to continue the tradition or example of another

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Other Idioms and Phrases with footstep

footstep

see follow in someone's footsteps.

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