footprint

CEFRB2

/ˈfʊtpɹɪnt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A mark left by a person's or animal's foot.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Space required by a piece of equipment.

Examples

  • Neil Armstrong's famous footprint is still right where he left it.

  • Tom believes he has a very low carbon footprint.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The amount of hard drive space required for a program.

  2. The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.

  3. The audit trail left by a crashed program.

More examples

In context

  • He is following in his father's footprints.

  • This computer has a smaller footprint.

  • the footprint of a building

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The detective found a muddy blank near the open window, proving someone had entered.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From foot + print.