footfalln.

Brit.

/ˈfʊtfɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈfʊtˌfɔl/,

/ˈfʊtˌfɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., fall n.²

Etymology: < foot n. + fall n.²

1. A step or steps taken by a person (or animal), as heard by another person; a footstep or footsteps.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > stepping > a step, pace, or tread

stepsc1000

pacea1350

treadc1400

footstepc1440

treadingsc1440

footing1567

traces1613

footfalla1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) ii. ii. 12 Like Hedg-hogs, which..mount Their pricks at my foot-fall .

1754 W. Dodd Sisters I. xi. 56 Walk as if adders lurk'd in every foot-fall—be wary, be wise, be circumspect!

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. vi. 165 The nun..conducted her through many solitary passages, where not even a distant foot-fall echoed.

1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 18 May (1939) 172 For weeks you could have heard a foot-fall.

1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xxvi. 440 He did not hear her approach, her footfall was so light.

1910 Amer. Photogr. May 263 Some birds, you would imagine, heard the footfall of an ant yards away.

1991 Canberra Times 7 May 15/1 Do you hear the heavy footfall of someone approaching only to find an empty front garden when you fling back the door?

2009 New Scientist 17 Oct. 50/3 Which event happened first, my footfall or the snapping twig?

2. Originally British. The number of people entering or passing through a particular shop or shopping area, or other business, venue, etc., over a given period of time.

ΚΠ

1979 Estates Gaz. 9 June 955/1 Many [building societies and estate agents] are creating lively window displays and, they argue, attracting as large a ‘footfall’—as many retail shops.

1987 Financial Weekly 29 Jan. 28/1 In marketing terms, Boots has the highest footfall in the high street after the Post Office.

1994 Daily Tel. 27 Dec. 5/3 There has been a much higher footfall this year than last. Boxing Day is a popular day for shopping now.

2002 S. Horne & A. Maddrell Charity Shops ii. 28 A shop in a location with good footfall will attract the attention of passers-by.

2012 C. Rayner Retail Champion vii. 129 Too much of the wrong kind of footfall can just drain your resources.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	footfall
释义	footfalln. Brit. /ˈfʊtfɔːl/, U.S. /ˈfʊtˌfɔl/, /ˈfʊtˌfɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., fall n.² Etymology: < foot n. + fall n.² 1. A step or steps taken by a person (or animal), as heard by another person; a footstep or footsteps. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > stepping > a step, pace, or tread stepsc1000 pacea1350 treadc1400 footstepc1440 treadingsc1440 footing1567 traces1613 footfalla1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) ii. ii. 12 Like Hedg-hogs, which..mount Their pricks at my foot-fall . View more context for this quotation 1754 W. Dodd Sisters I. xi. 56 Walk as if adders lurk'd in every foot-fall—be wary, be wise, be circumspect! 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. vi. 165 The nun..conducted her through many solitary passages, where not even a distant foot-fall echoed. 1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 18 May (1939) 172 For weeks you could have heard a foot-fall. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xxvi. 440 He did not hear her approach, her footfall was so light. 1910 Amer. Photogr. May 263 Some birds, you would imagine, heard the footfall of an ant yards away. 1991 Canberra Times 7 May 15/1 Do you hear the heavy footfall of someone approaching only to find an empty front garden when you fling back the door? 2009 New Scientist 17 Oct. 50/3 Which event happened first, my footfall or the snapping twig? 2. Originally British. The number of people entering or passing through a particular shop or shopping area, or other business, venue, etc., over a given period of time. ΚΠ 1979 Estates Gaz. 9 June 955/1 Many [building societies and estate agents] are creating lively window displays and, they argue, attracting as large a ‘footfall’—as many retail shops. 1987 Financial Weekly 29 Jan. 28/1 In marketing terms, Boots has the highest footfall in the high street after the Post Office. 1994 Daily Tel. 27 Dec. 5/3 There has been a much higher footfall this year than last. Boxing Day is a popular day for shopping now. 2002 S. Horne & A. Maddrell Charity Shops ii. 28 A shop in a location with good footfall will attract the attention of passers-by. 2012 C. Rayner Retail Champion vii. 129 Too much of the wrong kind of footfall can just drain your resources. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1616
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