footstep in English: The sound of a foot touching the ground when someone walks, or the mark a foot leaves. (noun)

Translation

The sound of a foot touching the ground when someone walks, or the mark a foot leaves.

Word origin

A simple joining of foot and step, both words from Old English.

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You usually hear footsteps; the word is most often about the sound.

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Here footsteps are the marks that feet leave behind.

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To follow in someone's footsteps means to do the same job or live the same way as them.

foot

The part of your body at the end of your leg that you stand on.

step

One movement of your foot when you walk, or one flat part of a stair.

walk

To walk is to move along on your feet at a slow, steady pace.

sound

A sound is anything that you can hear with your ears.

floor

The flat part of a room that you walk on and stand on.

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