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Meaning of set foot | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To enter
    idiomatic
  2. To step onto
    idiomatic

Equivalents

العربية سلك
Azərbaycanca ayaq basmaq
Bosanski pisar štapić
Čeština vkročit
Español pisar poner el pie poner pie
Suomi astua jalallaan
Français mettre le pied mettre les pieds poser le pied poser les pieds
Hrvatski pisar štapić
日本語 踏む
Kurdî pisar
Latina insisto
Polski stąpić
Српски pisar štapić
Türkçe ayak basmak ayak basmak
Tiếng Việt đặt 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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