hotfoot
hotfoot · hotfoots · hotfooted · hotfooting
rennen
To runTo run (a distance).
» The metro is five minutes away if you hotfoot it.
Zur Metro sind es schnellen Schrittes fünf Minuten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesTo run (a distance).
rennen
More definitions
- move hurridly
Examples
3 sentencesThe metro is five minutes away if you hotfoot it.
deZur Metro sind es schnellen Schrittes fünf Minuten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I've got to hotfoot it to the station to get the last train.
deIch muss schnell zum Bahnhof, um den letzten Zug noch zu bekommen. — Wolf
I've got to hotfoot it to the station to catch the last train.
deIch muss schnell zum Bahnhof, um den letzten Zug noch zu bekommen. — Wolf
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
To run:
Origin
From Middle English hot-fot, hot fot, equivalent to hot + foot.From Middle English hot-fot, hot fot, equivalent to hot + foot.
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Forms
hotfoots, hotfooting, hotfooted, hotfootedSynonyms
11 synonymsClose in meaning
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedhotfoot it
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle