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set foot

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To enter
    idiomatic
  2. To step onto
    idiomatic

Equivalents

12 more languages
العربيةسلك
Azərbaycan diliayaq basmaq
Bosanskipisarštapić
Češtinavkročit
Suomiastua jalallaan
Hrvatskipisarštapić
Kurdîpisar
Latinainsisto
Polskistąpić
Српскиpisarštapić
Türkçeayak basmak
Tiếng Việtđặt chân

Examples

“Yet had I scarce set⟳ foot in the passage when I stopped, remembering how once already this same evening I had played the coward, and run⟳ home scared with my own⟳ fears.”
“After the boat capsized, I thought that I would never set⟳ foot on dry land⟳ again.”
“Who would dare set⟳ foot on this inhospitable summit?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

set foot on land set forth set forward set free set in set in motion

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