Meaning

14 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.

    Halt, Grundlage, Basis

    опо́ра для ногopóra dlja nog

    a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

  2. (countable, uncountable)A standing; position; established place; foothold.

    Standbein, feste Basis, Position

  3. (countable, uncountable)A relative condition; state.

    Basis, Zustand

  4. (countable, dated, uncountable)A tread; step; especially, a measured tread.

    Schritt, Gang

  5. (countable, rare, uncountable)A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail.

  6. (countable, uncountable)Stability or balance when standing on one's feet.

    He lost his footing and fell down.

    It was difficult to keep my footing on the ship during the storm.

    Halt

  7. (broadly, countable, uncountable)Mental stability or balance.

  8. (countable, uncountable)The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.

  9. (countable, uncountable)The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot

    the footing of a stocking

  10. (countable, uncountable)Foundation or basis for further advancement or development.

    The subsidy gives the organization a firm footing.

  11. (countable, uncountable)A narrow cotton lace, without figures.

  12. (countable, uncountable)The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil.

Examples

34 sentences
  1. Tom lost his footing and fell.

    ruТом оступился и упал.

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  2. Tom will be footing the bill.

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  3. Tom lost his footing and fell down the stairs.

    ruТом оступился и упал с лестницы.

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  4. Tom lost his footing and fell off the ladder.

    ruТом оступился и упал с лестницы.

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  5. Tom lost his footing and fell off the pier.

    ruТом оступился и упал с пирса.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a ground for the foot:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
a ground for the foot:
a standing; position; established place; basis for operation:
a relative condition; state:
a tread; step; especially, measured tread:

Origin

From Middle English fotyng; equivalent to foot + -ing.

From Middle English fotyng; equivalent to foot + -ing.

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Forms

plural: footings
Singularfooting
Pluralfootings

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a relation that provides the foundation for something:basisground
  • status with respect to the relations between people or groups:terms
  • a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing:foothold

Word family

2 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • lost his footing
  • footing and fell
  • his footing and

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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