Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

follow in someone's footsteps

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
fol-low in -some-one's -foot-steps
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To follow the same path as someone; to take actions similar to another's.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

follows in someone's footsteps (present, singular) following in someone's footsteps (participle, present) followed in someone's footsteps (participle, past) followed in someone's footsteps (past) follow in someone's steps (alternative)

Synonyms

tread in someone's footsteps tread in someone's steps

Questions

What does follow in someone's footsteps mean?
To follow the same path as someone; to take actions similar to another's.

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