Download the app
educalingo
Search
It's really hard as a Canadian actor to make a footprint in the States, because of the visa stuff.
Shenae Grimes

Meaning of "footprint" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF FOOTPRINT

footprint  [ˈfʊtˌprɪnt] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOOTPRINT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Footprint is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOOTPRINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

footprint

Footprint

Footprints are the impressions or images left behind by a person walking or running. Hoofprints and pawprints are those left by animals with hooves or paws rather than feet, while "shoeprints" is the specific term for prints made by shoes. They may either be indentations in the ground or something placed onto the surface that was stuck to the bottom of the foot. A "trackway" is set of footprints in soft earth left by a life-form; animal tracks are the footprints, hoofprints, or pawprints of an animal. Footprints can be followed when tracking during a hunt or can provide evidence of activities. Some footprints remain unexplained, with several famous stories from mythology and legend. Others have provided evidence of prehistoric life and behaviours.

Definition of footprint in the English dictionary

The first definition of footprint in the dictionary is an indentation or outline of the foot of a person or animal on a surface. Other definition of footprint is the shape and size of the area something occupies. Footprint is also impact on the environment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOOTPRINT


blueprint
ˈbluːˌprɪnt
faceprint
ˈfeɪsˌprɪnt
fingerprint
ˈfɪŋɡəˌprɪnt
handprint
ˈhændˌprɪnt
hoofprint
ˈhuːfˌprɪnt
lithoprint
ˈlaɪθəʊˌprɪnt
microprint
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌprɪnt
misprint
ˈmɪsˌprɪnt
newsprint
ˈnjuːzˌprɪnt
offprint
ˈɒfˌprɪnt
print
prɪnt
reprint
ˈriːˌprɪnt
soleprint
ˈsəʊlˌprɪnt
sprint
sprɪnt
surprint
ˈsɜːˌprɪnt
teleprint
ˈtelɪˌprɪnt
thumbprint
ˈθʌmˌprɪnt
voiceprint
ˈvɔɪsˌprɪnt
woodprint
ˈwʊdˌprɪnt
workprint
ˈwɜːkˌprɪnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOOTPRINT

footpace
footpad
footpage
footpath
footplate
footplate worker
footplateman
footplatemen
footplatewoman
footpost
footpump
footrace
footrest
footrope
foots
footsie
footslog
footslogged
footslogger
footslogging

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOOTPRINT

carbon footprint
comprint
contact print
DNA fingerprint
ecological footprint
fine print
forint
in print
India print
large print
large-print
master print
nonprint
out of print
overprint
preprint
release print
screen print
silk-screen print
small print
spore print

Synonyms and antonyms of footprint in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FOOTPRINT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «footprint» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of footprint

Translation of «footprint» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF FOOTPRINT

Find out the translation of footprint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of footprint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «footprint» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

足迹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

huella
570 millions of speakers

English

footprint
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पदचिह्न
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أَثَرُ القَدَم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

след
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pegada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পদাঙ্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

empreinte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tapak kaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fußabdruck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

足跡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발자국
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jejere
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dấu chân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाऊलखुणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayak izi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impronta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ślad stopy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

urmă de pas
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χνάρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voetspoor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fotavtryck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fotspor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of footprint

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTPRINT»

The term «footprint» is very widely used and occupies the 15.447 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
93
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «footprint» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of footprint
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «footprint».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTPRINT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «footprint» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «footprint» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about footprint

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «FOOTPRINT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word footprint.
1
Jan Brewer
My mother always told me that as you go through life, no matter what you do, or how you do it, you leave a little footprint, and that's your legacy.
2
Dinesh D'Souza
O.K., if the desire to knock America off its pedestal, to redistribute American income to other countries, to shrink America's footprint in the world, makes you anti-American, then Obama is in fact anti-American.
3
James Durbin
I appreciate what others have done in the past especially for my genre, and my style of singing. And they sure put a footprint - you know, they got the foot in the door, but I'm going to put my foot straight through the door.
4
Arthur Eddington
We have found a strange footprint on the shores of the unknown.
5
Josh Fox
I love driving. I still drive a 1993 Toyota Camry. I do want to get an electric car, but it's less of a carbon footprint if you keep your old, fuel-efficient car on the road than if you say 'build me a whole new car.'
6
Jeff Goodell
Australia has suffered a decade of drought, epic floods, a Category 5 cyclone, and a plague of locusts. But just because Aussies have the biggest carbon footprint in the world, it doesn't mean they're stupid.
7
Shenae Grimes
It's really hard as a Canadian actor to make a footprint in the States, because of the visa stuff.
8
John Hoeven
The Keystone XL project has built strong safety measures into its design with the newest technology. Additionally, 80 percent of the new Canadian oil sands are being developed 'in situ,' meaning, it has a similar carbon footprint and emissions as conventional oil wells.
9
Hugh Newell Jacobsen
It is our art that has an opportunity to leave a footprint in the sand. They don't wrap fish in our work.
10
Mark Z. Jacobson
You can power the entire U.S. vehicle fleet with 73,000 to 145,000 five-megawatt wind turbines. That would take between one and three square kilometers of footprint on the ground.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOOTPRINT»

Discover the use of footprint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to footprint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact on the Earth
Our Ecological Footprint presents an internationally-acclaimed tool for measuring and visualizing the resources required to sustain our households, communities, regions and nations, converting the seemingly complex concepts of carrying ...
Mathis Wackernagel, William Rees, 1998
2
How Bad are Bananas?: The Carbon Footprint of Everything
The book ranges from the everyday (foods, books, plastic bags, bikes, flights, baths...) and the global (deforestation, data centres, rice production, the World Cup, volcanoes, ...) Be warned, some of the things you thought you knew about ...
Mike Berners-Lee, 2010
3
The Human Footprint: A Global Environmental History
The Human Footprint is a global, thematic, and multi-disciplinary history of the planet, from its earliest origins to its current condition.
Anthony N. Penna, 2010
4
Carbon Footprint Analysis: Concepts, Methods, ...
Presenting a comprehensive framework for carbon management, this book: Provides definitions, concepts, benefits, and background information regarding carbon footprint analyses Discusses the GHG accounting methods Outlines the general ...
Matthew John Franchetti, Defne Apul, 2012
5
Sandy's Incredible Shrinking Footprint
While visiting the beach, Sandy is horrified by the mess left by other visitors and starts to clean up, and a local environmentalist tells her about limiting her footprint--the effect that how she lives leaves on the environment.
Femida Handy, Carole Carpenter, Carole Henderson Carpenter, 2010
6
Humanity's Footprint: Momentum, Impact, and Our Global ...
Humanity's Footprint paints a lively but ultimately sobering picture of our environmental predicament.
Walter Kennedy Dodds, 2013
7
Managing Your Digital Footprint
This book raises readers awareness of the array of information they can leave behind when using technology and the Web, discussing how to protect their physical and psychological health; identities and property; and social and professional ...
Robert Grayson, 2011
8
How Big Is Your Water Footprint?
Examines the impact humans have on the environment when using water and offers examples of ways to live sustainably, including conserving water around the home and eating foods grown with efficient irrigation.
Paul Mason, 2009
9
How Big Is Your Clothing Footprint?
Examines the impact humans have on the environment when using clothing and offers examples of ways to achieve sustainable fashion, including repairing instead of replacing clothing and wearing fabrics made from renewable materials.
Paul Mason, 2009
10
How Big Is Your Shopping Footprint?
Examines the impact that shopping has on the environment and offers examples of ways to reduce its negative effects, including buying food online, recycling, and buying things that are locally grown and manufactured.
Paul Mason, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOOTPRINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term footprint is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Goddess Gayatri Devi's footprint discovered - The Hindu
A footprint of Sri Gayatri Devi, who, according to scriptures, appeared in the form of Gomatha to sage Viswamitra during his penance in ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
Gadchiroli police take to winning hearts while expanding footprint in …
The police force in Naxal affected tehsils in Gadchiroli has a changing face being friendlier to villagers in the Naxal belt. When new Hedri police ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
3
India wants to expand footprint in Central Asia : Modi to ask …
The Ayni airbase near Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe has long been key to expanding India's strategic footprint in Central Asia. India refurbished ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
What's your mobile footprint?
Technology is moving so fast that while you're contemplating your mobile presence, wearables are nipping at your heels. When Google ... «PropertyCasualty360, Jul 15»
5
Is organic farming sustainable? 5 carbon footprint challenges …
But not everyone is buying into the OTA's assurances that organic farming results in a lower carbon footprint (and greater profits). Farmers, soil ... «Genetic Literacy Project, Jul 15»
6
Shenhua coal mine's footprint larger than City of Sydney, Melbourne
The footprint of the Shenhua Watermark coal mine overlaid on the City of Melbourne. The footprint of the Shenhua Watermark coal mine ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»
7
Digital River Expands Payments Footprint
Digital River Expands Payments Footprint. global-payments-feature. pymnts_p. By pymnts @pymnts. What's Next In Payments®. 7:15 AM EDT ... «PYMNTS.com, Jul 15»
8
Vestas expands Turkish footprint
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for the supply of wind turbines to the 46.2MW Amasya wind power project in Turkey. «reNews, Jul 15»
9
Pope Francis' carbon footprint: Does he practice what he preaches …
The pope's Latin America trip will see him travel more than 14,900 miles, mostly by air, creating a large carbon footprint that appears to go ... «Religion News Service, Jul 15»
10
5 Ways to Untap the Value of your Corporate Footprint
In the case of the corporate footprint of an organization, companies are looking beyond their own operations and extending the scope of these ... «Environmental Leader, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Footprint [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/footprint>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z