- footstep foot·step n
- ['fʊtˌstɛp]
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foot·step — /ˈfʊtˌstɛp/ noun, pl steps [count] 1 : a movement made by your foot as you walk or run : ↑step She slowly took one footstep toward the frightened animal. 2 : the distance covered by a step : ↑pace It s five footsteps from … Useful english dictionary
footstep — [foot′step΄] n. 1. a person s step 2. the distance covered in a step 3. the sound of a step; footfall 4. a footprint 5. a step in a stairway follow in someone s footsteps to follow someone s example, vocation, etc.; be or try to be like some… … English World dictionary
Footstep — Foot step , n. 1. The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence, visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the footsteps of divine wisdom. [1913 Webster] How on the faltering footsteps of decay Youth presses. Bryant. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
footstep — /foot step /, n. 1. the setting down of a foot, or the sound so produced; footfall; tread. 2. the distance covered by a step in walking; pace. 3. a footprint. 4. a step by which to ascend or descend. 5. follow in someone s footsteps, to succeed… … Universalium
footstep — foot•step [[t]ˈfʊtˌstɛp[/t]] n. 1) the setting down of a foot, or the sound so produced 2) the distance covered by a step in walking; pace 3) a footprint 4) a step by which to ascend or descend • follow in someone s footsteps Etymology: 1175–1225 … From formal English to slang
footstep — foot|step [ˈfutstep] n the sound each step makes when someone is walking ▪ He heard someone s footsteps in the hall. →follow (in) sb s footsteps at ↑follow … Dictionary of contemporary English
footstep — foot|step [ fut,step ] noun count usually plural * the sound your feet make when you are walking: I heard my husband s footsteps coming up the stairs. follow in someone s footsteps to do the same work or achieve the same success as someone else… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
step — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stæpe; akin to Old High German stapfo step, stampfōn to stamp Date: before 12th century 1. a rest for the foot in ascending or descending: as a. one of a series of structures consisting of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Step — Step, n. [AS. st[ae]pe. See {Step}, v. i.] 1. An advance or movement made by one removal of the foot; a pace. [1913 Webster] 2. A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a ladder. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Step grate — Step Step, n. [AS. st[ae]pe. See {Step}, v. i.] 1. An advance or movement made by one removal of the foot; a pace. [1913 Webster] 2. A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a ladder.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
footstep — (n.) early 13c., footprint, from FOOT (Cf. foot) (n.) + STEP (Cf. step) (n.). Meaning a tread or fall of the foot is first attested 1530s. Figurative expression to follow in (someone s) footsteps is from 1540s … Etymology dictionary
