If you were footing the bill, you wouldn't say that.
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Footing
//ˈfʊtɪŋ//
Synonyms for "footing" (230 found)
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Closest matches (46)
Strong matches (69)
clingclingingclutchcomputationconditionconstituencydadodeath gripdistanceechelonembraceemolumentestateestimationeyefeefirm holdfixfloorflooring
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fondfootfooting itfootplatefootrailfootrestfootworkfoundationframeframe of referenceframeworkfundamentfundamentalgoing on footgrapplegraspgripgripegroundgroundsgroundworkhardpanhierarchyhikinghitchhikinghitchingholdhoofinghughush moneyinfrastructureinitiation feeiron gripjamkeellegworklevellightlocationlocus standilotlumberingmarchingmental outlookmileagemodalitymode
Related words (115)
mopboardnadirniporbitorderoutlookpasspavementpedestrianismperambulationperchperspectivepickleplaceplightpoint of viewpositionpostposturepower structure
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precedencepredicamentprinciplepurchasequalityradicalrankrateratingreckoningreference systemregardrespectrestretainerretaining feeripraprock bottomrootrudimentsaunteringscotseatseatingseizureshoemoldsidesightsillsituationslantsolesolid groundsolid rockspheresphere of influencespotstabilitystagestaggeringstamping groundstancestandstandardstandingstanding placestandpointstatestaticstationstatusstereobatestipendstrollingstylobatesubstratumsubstructionsubstructuresystemtermtermsterra firmaterritorythumbingthumbing a ridetight griptoddlingtoetoeholdtotalingtotingtotteringtractiontrampingtreadingtributetrudgingturfunderbuildingundercarriageundergirdingunderpinningunderstructionunderstructureuniversevantagevenueviewviewpointwaddlingwainscotwalkingwarrant
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Translations
25 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- опора noun (a ground for the foot)
Danish
2 entries- fodfæste noun (a ground for the foot)
- fodfæste noun (stability or balance when standing on one's feet)
German
4 entries- Basis noun (a ground for the foot)
- Basis noun (a relative condition; state)
- Gang noun (a tread; step; especially, measured tread)
- Grundlage noun (a ground for the foot)
Greek
1 entries- πάτημα noun (a ground for the foot)
Hungarian
4 entries- alapok noun (a standing; position; established place; basis for operation)
- egyensúly noun (stability or balance when standing on one's feet)
- helyzet noun (a relative condition; state)
- léptek noun (a tread; step; especially, measured tread)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- پایه noun (a ground for the foot)
Russian
1 entries- опо́ра для ног noun (a ground for the foot)
Swedish
1 entries- fotfäste noun (a ground for the foot)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
He wanted to be on equal footing with his mother.
Source: tatoeba (63972)
Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of central government.
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The sound footing of his book were interviews with more than 500 millionaires and billionaires.
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