underfoot
To provide a footing beneathTo provide a footing beneath; to shore up or underpin.
» Fresh snow crunched underfoot.
Unter den Schuhen knirschte Neuschnee. — al_ex_an_der
Свежевыпавший снег хрустел под ногами. — Wezel
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2 senses(transitive)To provide a footing beneath; to shore up or underpin.
To assign a column summary that is less than the sum of all the entries in that column.
Examples
11 sentencesFresh snow crunched underfoot.
ruСвежевыпавший снег хрустел под ногами. — Wezel
deUnter den Schuhen knirschte Neuschnee. — al_ex_an_der
This carpet feels nice underfoot.
deDieser Teppich fühlt sich angenehm unter den Füßen an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Freshly fallen snow crunched underfoot.
ruСвежевыпавший снег хрустел под ногами. — Wezel
deUnter den Schuhen knirschte frisch gefallener Schnee. — al_ex_an_der
Ziri crushed the crumbs underfoot.
They crushed each other underfoot.
Origin
From Middle English underfoote, underfote, equivalent to under- + foot. Cognate with MiddlFrom Middle English underfoote, underfote, equivalent to under- + foot. Cognate with Middle Dutch ondervoet (“underfoot”). Compare also Middle Low German undervôt (“pedestal, base”).
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Forms
underfoots, underfooting, underfooted, underfooted| Base form | underfoot · to underfoot |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | underfoots |
| Present participle | underfooting |
| Past simple | underfooted |
| Past participle | underfooted |
regular · Lesson
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