noun [sing.]
1 the position of your feet when they are safely on the ground or some other surface:
She lost her footing (= she slipped or lost her balance) and fell backwards into the water. * I slipped and struggled to regain my footing.
2 the basis on which sth is established or organized:
The company is now on a sound financial footing. * The country has been on a war footing (= prepared for war) since March.
3 the position or status of sb/sth in relation to others; the relationship between two or more people or groups:
The two groups must meet on an equal footing. * They were demanding to be treated on the same footing as the rest of the teachers.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for footing is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does footing appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — footing appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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