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foot·step  (ftstp)

n.

1.

a. A step with the foot.

b. The sound of a foot stepping. Also called footfall.

2. The distance covered by a step: a footstep away.

3. See footprint.

4. A step on which to go up or down.

Idiom:

follow in (someone's) footsteps

To carry on the behavior, work, or tradition of.

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footstep

Noun

1. a step in walking

2. the sound made by walking

3. a footmark

4. follow in someone's footsteps to continue the example of another

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	footstep - the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" footfall, step sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" tramp - a heavy footfall; "the tramp of military boots"
	2.	footstep - the act of taking a step in walking step - the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
	3.	footstep - the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" pace, step, stride indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity

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footstep

noun 1. step, tread, footfall

noun 2. footprint, mark, track, trace, outline, imprint, indentation, footmark

Translations

footstep [ˈfutstɛp] n → paso

footstep [ˈfutstɛp] foot n → pas m

footstep [ˈfutstɛp] foot n → Schritt m;

(footprint) → Fußabdruck m;

to follow in sb's footsteps → in jds Fußstapfen acc treten

footstep [ˈfutstɛp] n → passo