English Dictionary

footing

/ˈfʊtɪŋ/

noun

A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. / A standing; position; established place; foothold. / A relative condition; state.

He lost his footing and fell down the stairs.

意味（1）

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

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

意味（2）

A standing; position; established place; foothold.

As soon, however, as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner […] made him a favorite.

意味（3）

A relative condition; state.

[L]ived on a footing of equality with nobles.

意味（4）

(dated) A tread; step; especially, a measured tread.

Hark, I hear the footing of a man.

意味（5）

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

The Monster swift as word, that from her went,

The Monster swift as word, that from her went, Went forth in hast, and did her footing trace[…].

意味（6）

Stability or balance when standing on one's feet.

Terry lost his footing to allow Van Persie to race clear for Arsenal's fourth after 85 minutes before the Netherlands striker completed a second treble against Chelsea by hammering his third past Petr Cech deep into stoppage time.

意味（7）

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

The auditing of the accounts, when the defendant was present, was nothing more than the examinings of the footings of the bookkeeper.

意味（8）

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

the footing of a stocking

意味（9）

A narrow cotton lace, without figures.

意味（10）

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

意味（11）

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

意味（12）

(accounting) A double-check of the numbers vertically.