set foot

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set foot

verb sets foot · setting foot · set foot · step foot

idiomatic To enter Yet had I scarce set foot in the passage when I stopped, remembering how once already this same evening I had played the coward, and run home scared with my own fears.
idiomatic To step onto After the boat capsized, I thought that I would never set foot on dry land again.

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verb to enter

Español	poner el pie, poner pie, pisar
Français	mettre les pieds, mettre le pied, poser le pied, poser les pieds

verb to step onto

Français	poser le pied, poser les pieds

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@misc{set_foot_2026,
  title = {set foot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/set%20foot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}