footstep
The mark or impression left by a footThe mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
» Tom wants to follow in his dad's footsteps.
Tom möchte in die Fußstapfen seines Vaters treten.
Том хоче піти стопами батька.
Meaning
7 sensesThe mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
The child watched as his footsteps in the sand were washed away by the waves.
Fußabdruck
следsled
слідslid
(broadly, figuratively, sometimes)The indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken.
To walk the footsteps of greatness requires that you start at the bottom of a long stair.
follow in someone's footsteps
следsled
The sound made by walking, running etc.
The footsteps of the students echoed in the empty hall.
шагšag
the sound of a step of someone walking
A step, as in a stair.
The garden path had a small footstep down to the main walkway.
ступе́нькаstupénʹka
the distance covered by a step
The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace.
Mere footsteps away from the victim lay the murder weapon.
Schritt
шагšag
The act of taking a step.
Take one more footstep towards me, and I'll make you sorry!
шагšag
the act of taking a step in walking
(obsolete)An inclined plane under a hand printing press.
Examples
346 sentencesTom wants to follow in his dad's footsteps.
Том хоче піти стопами батька.
deTom möchte in die Fußstapfen seines Vaters treten.
Tom wants to follow in his father's footsteps.
Том хоче піти стопами свого батька.
ruТом хочет пойти по стопам отца.
deTom möchte in die Fußstapfen seines Vaters treten.
I hear footsteps outside.
Я чую кроки надворі.
ruЯ слышу шаги снаружи.
deIch höre Schritte draußen.
I can hear footsteps.
Я чую кроки.
deIch höre Schritte.
Tom heard footsteps and looked up.
deTom hörte Schritte und blickte auf.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fotstep, fotstappe, from Old English *fōtstepe, *fōtstæpe (attested onFrom Middle English fotstep, fotstappe, from Old English *fōtstepe, *fōtstæpe (attested only in derivative fōtstappel (“footstep”)), equivalent to foot + step. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foutstappe (“footstep”), West Frisian fuotstap (“footstep”), Dutch voetstap (“footstep”).
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Forms
plural: footstepsSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- heard heard footsteps
- heard footsteps
- father's footsteps
- his father's footsteps
- hear footsteps
- footsteps behind