Definitions for footing
ˈfʊt ɪŋfoot·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. footing, termsnoun

   status with respect to the relations between people or groups

   "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing"

2. footing, basis, groundnoun

   a relation that provides the foundation for something

   "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

3. foothold, footingnoun

   a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. footingnoun

   A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.

   In ascent, every step gained is a footing and help to the next. Holder.

2. footingnoun

   A standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.

   As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite. Thomas Babington Macaulay.

3. footingnoun

   A relative condition; state.

   Lived on a footing of equality with nobles. Thomas Babington Macaulay.

4. footingnoun

   A tread; step; especially, measured tread.

   Hark, I hear the footing of a man. Shakespeare

5. footingnoun

   A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail.

6. footingnoun

   stability or balance when standing on one's feet

7. footingnoun

   The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.

8. footingnoun

   The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.

9. footingnoun

   A narrow cotton lace, without figures.

10. footingnoun

    The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. Simmonds.

11. footingnoun

    The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation.

12. footingnoun

    Double checking the numbers vertically.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Footingnoun

   Etymology: from foot.

   1. Ground for the foot.

   I’ll read you matter deep and dangerous;
   As full of peril and advent’rous spirit
   As to o’erwalk a current, roaring loud,
   On the unsteadfast footing of a spear. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   As Noah’s pigeon, which return’d no more,
   Did shew the footing found, for all the flood. Davies.

   In ascents, every step gained is a footing and help to the next. William Holder, Elements of Speech.

   2. Foundation; basis; support; root.

   Cloven stakes; and, wond’rous to behold,
   Their sharpen’d ends in earth their footing place,
   And the dry poles produce a living race. John Dryden, Virg. Georg.

   All those sublime thoughts take their rise and footing here: the mind stirs not one jot beyond those ideas which sense or reflection have offered. John Locke.

   The reasoning faculties of the soul would not know how to move, for want of a foundation and footing in most men, who cannot trace truth to its foundation and original. John Locke.

   3. Place.

   Whether they unctuous exhalations are,
   Fir’d by the sun, or seeming so alone;
   Or each some more remote and slippery star,
   Which loses footing when to mortals shewn. Dryden.

   4. Tread; walk.

   I would outnight you did no body come:
   But hark, I hear the footing of a man. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Ven.

   Break off, break off; I feel the different sound
   Of some chaste footing near about this ground:
   Run to your shrouds, within these brakes and trees;
   Our number may affright. John Milton.

   5. Dance.

   Make holyday: your ryestraw hats put on,
   And these fresh nymphs encounter every one
   In country footing. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   6. Steps; road; track.

   He grew strong among the Irish; and in his footing his son continuing, hath increased his said name. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   Like running weeds, that have no certain root; or like footings up and down, impossible to be traced. Francis Bacon, H. VII.

   7. Entrance; beginning; establishment.

   Ever since our nation had any footing in this land, the state of England did desire to perfect the conquest. Davies.

   The defeat of colonel Bellasis gave them their first footing in Yorkshire. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   No useful arts have yet found footing here;
   But all untaught and savage does appear. John Dryden, Ind. Emp.

   8. State; condition; settlement.

   Gaul was on the same footing with Egypt, as to taxes. Arb.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. footing

   Footing refers to the basis or foundation on which something is established or built, the secure placement of feet while standing or moving, or, a position in relation to others often related to status or rank. In construction, it's the base or bottom of a structure that supports it and distributes its weight evenly. In conversation analysis, it refers to the alignment or stance that a speaker takes in relation to the topic or other participants in a conversation. In general, it's about one's standing, position, or stability in various contexts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Footing

   of Foot

2. Footingnoun

   ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on

3. Footingnoun

   standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold

4. Footingnoun

   relative condition; state

5. Footingnoun

   tread; step; especially, measured tread

6. Footingnoun

   the act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column

7. Footingnoun

   the act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking

8. Footingnoun

   a narrow cotton lace, without figures

9. Footingnoun

   the finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil

10. Footingnoun

    the thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. footing

   A fine paid by a youngster or landsman on first mounting the top. Also, a slight payment from new comers on crossing the line, passing through the Straits of Gibraltar, entering the Arctic Seas, &c.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. footing

   To be on the same footing with another, is to be under the same circumstances in point of service; to have the same number of men, and the same pay, etc.

Matched Categories

1. • Foundation
   • Status
   • Support

How to pronounce footing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say footing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of footing in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of footing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of footing in a Sentence

1. Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell:

   All told, labor market indicators show an economy on a solid footing.

2. Sam Bullard:

   One is hard-pressed as to not concur that the U.S. economy not only remains on solid footing, but is likely to show an accelerated pace of growth in the second quarter.

3. Novak Djokovic:

   I don't know the state of his hips, but the one thing that could be a bit dangerous is slipping on the grass. That's something that is very unpredictable and grass is always this kind of surface where one wrong footing can make something go wrong, especially in the hips.

4. Adam Matthews:

   The clock is ticking on irreversible climate change, investors need to adopt an emergency footing otherwise the window to secure the change we need will be gone.

5. Peter Vanden Houte:

   The third quarter started on a good footing, but it is probably too soon to start downplaying the potential negative impact of Brexit on euro zone growth.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=footing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Footing
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=footing
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footing
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=footing
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html