Footstep Definition

fo͝otstĕp
footsteps
noun
footsteps
The distance covered by a step.
A footstep away.
American Heritage
The sound of a step; footfall.
Webster's New World
A person's step.
Webster's New World
A step in a stairway.
Webster's New World
A footprint.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
idiom
follow in (someone's) footsteps
  • To carry on the behavior, work, or tradition of.
American Heritage
follow in someone's footsteps
  • to follow someone's example, vocation, etc.; be or try to be like some predecessor
Webster's New World

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footstep
Plural:
footsteps

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