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"etymology_text": "From Middle English fotstep, fotstappe, from Old English *fōtstepe, *fōtstæpe (attested only in derivative fōtstappel (“footstep”)), equivalent to foot + step. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foutstappe (“footstep”), West Frisian fuotstap (“footstep”), Dutch voetstap (“footstep”).",
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"text": "The child watched as his footsteps in the sand were washed away by the waves.",
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"sense": "mark left by a foot",
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "mark left by a foot",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "empreinte"
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"sense": "mark left by a foot",
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"feminine"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "mark left by a foot",
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"masculine"
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"word": "Fußabdruck"
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"code": "grc",
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"sense": "mark left by a foot",
"word": "lábnyom"
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"feminine"
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"sense": "mark left by a foot",
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"feminine"
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"word": "vestigium"
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"word": "takahanga waewae"
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"code": "orv",
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"roman": "plesna",
"sense": "mark left by a foot",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "плесна"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "mark left by a foot",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "mark left by a foot",
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],
"word": "passo"
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"roman": "sled",
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"masculine"
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"word": "след"
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"code": "es",
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"feminine"
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"word": "huella"
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"sense": "mark left by a foot",
"word": "nyayo"
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"sense": "mark left by a foot",
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"neuter"
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"word": "fotavtryck"
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"sense": "mark left by a foot",
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"word": "fotspår"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mark left by a foot",
"word": "ayak izi"
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{
"text": "To walk the footsteps of greatness requires that you start at the bottom of a long stair.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "follow in someone's footsteps",
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"The indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken."
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"word": "step"
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"word": "trail"
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"sense": "signs of a course taken",
"word": "jälg"
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"sense": "signs of a course taken",
"word": "nyomdok"
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "orma"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "signs of a course taken",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pegada"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sled",
"sense": "signs of a course taken",
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"masculine"
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"word": "след"
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"text": "The footsteps of the students echoed in the empty hall.",
"type": "example"
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"The sound made by walking, running etc."
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"word": "footfall"
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{
"word": "plod"
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"word": "step"
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{
"word": "tread"
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"roman": "šum ot stǎpki",
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"word": "шум от стъпки"
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"sense": "sound of a footstep",
"word": "sammude kõla"
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"sense": "sound of a footstep",
"word": "askel"
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"word": "lépés"
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"text": "The garden path had a small footstep down to the main walkway.",
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"A step, as in a stair."
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"sense": "step, as in a stair",
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"word": "tree"
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"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"word": "askelma"
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{
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "marche"
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{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gradino"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 78 4 4 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "degrau"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stupénʹka",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ступе́нька"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
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"obsolete"
],
"word": "paso"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "peldaño"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "steg"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "step, as in a stair",
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"word": "trappsteg"
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{
"text": "Mere footsteps away from the victim lay the murder weapon.",
"type": "example"
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"The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace."
],
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "kʿayl",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"word": "քայլ"
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"code": "ba",
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"roman": "aźım",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"word": "аҙым"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "kračka",
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"word": "крачка"
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"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
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"word": "krok"
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"word": "voet"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"word": "askel"
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{
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"word": "askelmitta"
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"code": "fr",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "pas"
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{
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "enjambée"
},
{
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schritt"
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{
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "passo"
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{
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"code": "mi",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "стъпало"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "schod"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "trede"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "tree"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"word": "askelma"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "marche"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gradino"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "degrau"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stupénʹka",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ступе́нька"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"obsolete"
],
"word": "paso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "peldaño"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "steg"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "step, as in a stair",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "trappsteg"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kʿayl",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"word": "քայլ"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "aźım",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"word": "аҙым"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kračka",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "крачка"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "krok"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "voet"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pas"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"word": "askel"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"word": "askelmitta"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pas"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "enjambée"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schritt"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "passo"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"word": "āhiki"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "passo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šag",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шаг"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "paso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "distance of one footstep",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "steg"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kʿayl",
"sense": "act of taking a step",
"word": "քայլ"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "atlaw",
"sense": "act of taking a step",
"word": "атлау"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kračka",
"sense": "act of taking a step",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "крачка"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "act of taking a step",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "krok"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "act of taking a step",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pas"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "act of taking a step",
"word": "askel"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "act of taking a step",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "marche"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "act of taking a step",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "passo"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "act of taking a step",
"word": "āhiki"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "act of taking a step",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "passo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šag",
"sense": "act of taking a step",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шаг"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "act of taking a step",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "steg"
}
],
"word": "footstep"
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
"msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Tooro: 'omulindi class 3', originally 'omulindi class 3'",
"path": [
"footstep"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "footstep",
"trace": ""
}
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