footing
/ˈfʊtɪŋ/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈfʊtɪŋ/
footing
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final ng sound
foo - ting -> footing
Myanmar meaning
(n) ခြေကျခြေလှမ်း။
Full entry
၁။ ခြေကုပ်။ ဟန်ချက်။ He lost his footing on the wet floor and fell.
၂။ အခြေခံ။ This enterprise is now on a firm/sound financial footing. ❍ Since the uprising the country has been on a war footing (ie prepared for war).
၃။ အခြေအနေ။ အဆင့် အတန်း။ The workers want to be on an equal footing with/on the same footing as the managers.
More examples
- [keep/lose/miss your footing] : She lost her footing and tumbled into the river.
- [on a sound/secure/firm/strong footing] : The railway system must be placed on a sound financial footing.
- [on a war footing] : The army is now officially on a war footing.
- [on an equal footing (with)] : Smaller economies cannot compete on an equal footing with larger nations.
- [on the same footing (as)] : European negotiators insisted on being treated on the same footing as the Americans.
Synonyms
foothold, grip, balance, traction, base, basement, basis, bedrock, bottom, capacity, character, condition, equilibrium, establishment, foot, foundation, grade, ground, groundwork, infrastructure, installation, place, position, purchase, rank, relations, relationship, resting place, seat, seating, settlement, situation, social status, stability, standing, state, station, structure, substratum, substructure, support, terms, underpinning, understructure, warrant
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