footstep.
The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
Meaning & usage
The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
The child watched as his footsteps in the sand were washed away by the waves.
The indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken.
To walk the footsteps of greatness requires that you start at the bottom of a long stair.
follow in someone's footsteps
The sound made by walking, running etc.
The footsteps of the students echoed in the empty hall.
A step, as in a stair.
The garden path had a small footstep down to the main walkway.
The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace.
Mere footsteps away from the victim lay the murder weapon.
The act of taking a step.
Take one more footstep towards me, and I'll make you sorry!
An inclined plane under a hand printing press.
Where this word comes from
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.