Footstep — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the sound of a step of someone walking

the act of taking a step in walking

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈʊtstɛp/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈʊtstɛp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈʊtstɛp/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈʊtstɛp/.

Examples

he heard footsteps on the porch
he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stride pace footfall step

Parts of Speech

noun	the sound of a step of someone walking “he heard footsteps on the porch”
noun	the act of taking a step in walking
noun	the distance covered by a step “he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig”

Word Forms

step	verb	move with one's feet in a specific manner
pace	verb	measure (distances) by pacing
stride	verb	cover or traverse by taking long steps

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schritt

das Geräusch eines Schrittes von jemandem, der geht

🇫🇷French

pas

le bruit du pas de quelqu'un qui marche

🇪🇸Spanish

paso

el sonido de un paso de alguien caminando

🇮🇹Italian

passo

il rumore di un passo di qualcuno che cammina

🇳🇱Dutch

voetstap

het geluid van een stap van iemand die loopt

🇵🇹Portuguese

passo

o som de um passo de alguém andando

🇷🇺Russian

шаг

звук шагов кого-то идущего

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क़दम

किसी के चलने की आवाज़

🇧🇩Bengali

পদচিহ্ন

কারো হাঁটার শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

அடிச்சுவடு

யாரோ நடக்கிற அடியின் சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అడుగుజాడ

ఎవరో నడుస్తున్న అడుగు శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

पाऊल

कोणाच्या तरी चालण्याचा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

પગથિયું

કોઈના ચાલવાના પગલાનો અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ

ಯಾರೋ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಹಾಕುವ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാൽപ്പാട്

ആരോ നടക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെ ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਦਮ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਤੁਰਨ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਕਦਮ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

قدم

کسی کے چلنے کی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脚步

某人走路的脚步声

🇯🇵Japanese

足音

誰かが歩く足音

🇰🇷Korean

발자국

누군가 걷는 발소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bước chân

tiếng bước chân của ai đó đang đi

🇹🇭Thai

ฝีเท้า

เสียงฝีเท้าของใครบางคนกำลังเดิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

langkah

suara langkah seseorang berjalan

🇵🇭Filipino

yapak

tunog ng isang hakbang ng taong naglalakad

🇲🇾Malay

langkah kaki

bunyi langkah seseorang berjalan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وقع أقدام

صوت خطوة شخص يمشي

🇮🇷Persian

قدم گذاشتن

صدای قدم زدن کسی

🇹🇷Turkish

basamak

yürüyen birinin adım sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

צַעַד

קול צעד של מישהו הולך

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