status with respect to the relations between people or groups
“on good terms with her in-laws”
noun
a relation that provides the foundation for something
“they were on a friendly footing”
noun
a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
verb
pay for something
“pick up the tab”
verb
walk
“let's hoof it to the disco”
verb
add a column of numbers
Word Forms
foot
noun
travel by walking
footer
noun
a person who travels by foot
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Fundament
Status in Bezug auf die Beziehungen zwischen Personen oder Gruppen
🇫🇷French
pied
statut par rapport aux relations entre personnes ou groupes
🇪🇸Spanish
pie
Estatus con respecto a las relaciones entre personas o grupos.
🇮🇹Italian
piede
status rispetto alle relazioni tra persone o gruppi
🇳🇱Dutch
voet
status met betrekking tot de relaties tussen mensen of groepen
🇵🇹Portuguese
base
status no que diz respeito às relações entre pessoas ou grupos
🇷🇺Russian
опора
статус по отношению к отношениям между людьми или группами
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आधार
लोगों या समूहों के बीच संबंधों के संबंध में स्थिति
🇧🇩Bengali
ফুটিং
মানুষ বা গোষ্ঠীর মধ্যে সম্পর্কের ক্ষেত্রে স্থিতি
🇮🇳Tamil
காலடி
மக்கள் அல்லது குழுக்களுக்கு இடையிலான உறவுகள் தொடர்பான நிலை
🇮🇳Telugu
అడుగు పెట్టడం
వ్యక్తులు లేదా సమూహాల మధ్య సంబంధాలకు సంబంధించి స్థితి
🇮🇳Marathi
पाऊल
लोक किंवा गटांमधील संबंधांच्या संदर्भात स्थिती
🇮🇳Gujarati
પગ
લોકો અથવા જૂથો વચ્ચેના સંબંધોના સંદર્ભમાં સ્થિતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಹಾಕುವುದು
ಜನರು ಅಥವಾ ಗುಂಪುಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಸಂಬಂಧಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കാൽനടയായി
ആളുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗ്രൂപ്പുകൾ തമ്മിലുള്ള ബന്ധവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട നില
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੈਰ
ਲੋਕਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਸਮੂਹਾਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਸਬੰਧਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਬੰਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਥਿਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
قدم
لوگوں یا گروہوں کے درمیان تعلقات کے حوالے سے حیثیت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
立足点
人或群体之间关系的地位
🇯🇵Japanese
足場
人々または集団間の関係に関する状況
🇰🇷Korean
기초
사람이나 집단 사이의 관계에 관한 상태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nền móng
tình trạng liên quan đến mối quan hệ giữa người hoặc nhóm
🇹🇭Thai
ฐานราก
สถานะเกี่ยวกับความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างบุคคลหรือกลุ่ม
🇮🇩Indonesian
pijakan
status sehubungan dengan hubungan antar orang atau kelompok
🇲🇾Malay
pijakan
status berkenaan dengan hubungan antara orang atau kumpulan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
قدم
الحالة فيما يتعلق بالعلاقات بين الأشخاص أو المجموعات
🇮🇷Persian
پایه
وضعیت با توجه به روابط بین افراد یا گروه ها
🇹🇷Turkish
temel
insanlar veya gruplar arasındaki ilişkilerle ilgili statü
🇮🇱Hebrew
אֲחִיזָה
מעמד ביחס ליחסים בין אנשים או קבוצות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'footing'?
The primary meaning of 'footing' is 'status with respect to the relations between people or groups'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'footing' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'footing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'footing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'footing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'footing' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'footing' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
Extremely hard
In your opinion, does the word 'footing' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
Positive
Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'footing' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'footing' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'footing' as formal, casual, or slang?
Formal
Casual
Slang
Archaic
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