Dictionary entry

Footing

Pronunciation: /ˈfʊtɪŋ/

Pronunciation

/ˈfʊtɪŋ/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) ခြေကျခြေလှမ်း။

Definition

footing / 'fƱtÇŋ / n [sing] ၁။ ေျခကုပ္။ ဟန္ခ်က္။ He lost his footing on the wet floor and fell. ၂။ အေျခခံ။ 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။ အေျခအေန။ အဆင့္ အတန္း။ The workers want to be on an equal footing with/on the same footing as the managers.

Examples

  1. [keep/lose/miss your footing] : She lost her footing and tumbled into the river.
  2. [on a sound/secure/firm/strong footing] : The railway system must be placed on a sound financial footing.
  3. [on a war footing] : The army is now officially on a war footing.
  4. [on an equal footing (with)] : Smaller economies cannot compete on an equal footing with larger nations.
  5. [on the same footing (as)] : European negotiators insisted on being treated on the same footing as the Americans.