footstep in English
- footstep⇄expr. follow in someone's footsteps, to do as somebody else has done.
Ex. Johnson proposed to follow in Lincoln's footsteps, but for a cautious experiment he substituted a dogmatic theory (George S. Merriam). - footstep⇄footstep, noun.
1. a person's step; tread.
Ex. The hikers made deep footsteps in the mud.
2. the distance covered in one step.
Ex. Grown-ups sometimes forget that their footstep is about twice as long as a little child's.
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