verb
Meaning 1
To enter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Qualifier: rhetorical with 'in'
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
set foot
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verb
Meaning 2
To step onto
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Qualifier: rhetorical with 'on'
Examples
- After the boat capsized, I thought that I would never set foot on dry land again.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: ayaq basmaq — to enter
- Finnish: astua jalallaan — to enter
- French: mettre les pieds — to enter
- French: mettre le pied — to enter
- French: poser le pied — to enter
- French: poser les pieds — to enter
- Spanish: poner el pie — to enter
- Spanish: poner pie — to enter
- Spanish: pisar — to enter
- Azerbaijani: ayaq basmaq — to step onto
- French: poser le pied — to step onto
- French: poser les pieds — to step onto
- Turkish: ayak basmak — to step onto