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footstep

3 definitions • 5 examples
1
the sound or mark made by a person walking as their foot touches the ground:

Examples:

Walking along the darkened street, he heard footsteps close behind him.
He looked down to see which way the footsteps went.
2
the route or journey a person takes in order to reach a place or to achieve something:

Examples:

follow someone's footsteps The experience allows you to follow the footsteps of the explorers to Earth's last great wilderness.
3
the movement or sound of each step a person takes when walking:

Examples:

We never saw anyone in the building, but sometimes we heard footsteps down the hall.

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