footstep
/ˈfʊtstep/noun
उच्चारण फ़ुट्स्टेप
पदचाप; पदचिह्न
Core word
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the sound or mark made each time your foot touches the ground when you are walking
पदचाप; पदचिह्न
- follow in his footsteps
- She heard footsteps outside the door and went to look.
- Footsteps echoed along the empty corridor.
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- She followed in her mother's footsteps and became a doctor.
- We heard the quiet footsteps of the night guard.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hear / listen to footsteps
Footstep is mostly used in the plural, footsteps, for the sound or marks of someone walking. We hear footsteps.
'Footstep' प्रायः plural 'footsteps' में चलने की आवाज़ या निशानों के लिए आता है। हम footsteps सुनते हैं।
- Radhika heard footsteps on the stairs.
- The footsteps grew louder.
follow in someone's footsteps
This idiom means to do the same work or follow the same career as someone, often a parent or hero.
यह मुहावरा किसी, प्रायः माता-पिता या आदर्श, के समान कार्य या करियर अपनाने का अर्थ देता है।
- He followed in his father's footsteps and joined the army.
a footstep (singular)
The singular footstep can be one step or one sound of a foot. It is common in literary writing.
एकवचन 'footstep' एक कदम या पैर की एक आवाज़ हो सकता है; यह साहित्यिक लेखन में आम है।
- Not a single footstep could be heard in the empty corridor.
footstep + sound adjective
Describe footsteps with adjectives such as heavy, light, soft, hurried or slow.
Footsteps का वर्णन heavy, light, soft, hurried या slow जैसे विशेषणों से होता है।
- Soft footsteps told her that her mother had entered the room.
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adjective + footsteps
heavylighthurriedslowsoftechoing
- Slow, heavy footsteps approached the door.
verb + footsteps
hearfollowretracequickenmuffleecho
- She heard footsteps behind her in the lane.
footsteps + preposition
in the corridoron the stairsbehind mein the snowof the guard
- The footsteps in the corridor stopped outside the office.
in someone's footsteps
followwalktreadstepcontinue
- She hopes to walk in her teacher's footsteps.
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- The watchman's footsteps echoed in the empty school at night.
रात में खाली विद्यालय में चौकीदार के कदमों की आवाज़ गूँजती थी।
- Radhika decided to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a teacher.
राधिका ने अपनी माँ के पदचिह्नों पर चलकर शिक्षिका बनने का निर्णय लिया।
- We could hear the footsteps of the approaching crowd.
हम पास आती भीड़ के कदमों की आवाज़ सुन सकते थे।
- He retraced his footsteps to find the lost key.
खोई हुई चाबी ढूँढने के लिए उसने अपने कदमों को वापस दोहराया।
- Footsteps in the dew showed that someone had crossed the lawn early.
ओस में बने पैरों के निशान दिखा रहे थे कि किसी ने सुबह-सुबह लॉन पार किया था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She followed on her father's footsteps.
✓ She followed in her father's footsteps.
The idiom is follow in someone's footsteps.
मुहावरा 'follow in someone's footsteps' है।
✗ I heard a footsteps on the stairs.
✓ I heard footsteps on the stairs.
Do not use a with a plural noun; use footsteps alone or a footstep.
Plural noun के साथ 'a' नहीं लगता; 'footsteps' अकेला या 'a footstep' लिखें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words concern walking, but they refer to a mark, a sound or a complete trace left behind.
ये शब्द चलने से जुड़े हैं, पर इनमें निशान, आवाज़ या पूरे चिह्न का अंतर है।
Mostly the sound of someone walking, or one step; figurative in 'follow in footsteps'.
प्रायः चलने की आवाज़ या एक कदम; 'follow in footsteps' में लाक्षणिक।
- I recognised her footsteps.
The mark left by a foot on a surface.
किसी सतह पर पैर का छोड़ा हुआ निशान।
- He left muddy footprints on the carpet.
A line of marks left by a person or animal, or a path.
व्यक्ति या पशु द्वारा छोड़े गए निशानों की कतार, या रास्ता।
- We followed the tiger's tracks.
¶Idioms 1
follow in sb's footsteps
to do the same job, have the same style of life, etc. as sb else, especially sb in your family
(किसी के) पदचिह्नों पर चलना
- She followed in her father's footsteps and became a teacher.
- He hopes his son will follow in his footsteps.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Follow in sb's footsteps (do the same work as somebody, often a parent).
Idiom 'follow in sb's footsteps' (किसी के पदचिह्नों पर चलना)।