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Definition of footstep noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

footstep

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈfʊtstɛp//
 
[usually plural]
 
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  • the sound or mark made each time your foot touches the ground when you are walking or running the sound of footsteps on the stairs footsteps in the snow
    • Idioms
    follow in somebody's footsteps
     
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    to do the same job, have the same style of life, etc. as someone else, especially someone in your family She works in television, following in her father's footsteps.
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