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footpath

/ˈfʊtˌpæθ/ /ˈfʊtˌpɑːθ/

Meanings
noun
A path for pedestrians.

Examples :

"The children walked along the footpath to school. "
way place

Related Words

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pedestrians noun

/pəˈdɛstriənz/ /pɪˈdɛstriənz/

A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.

"The crosswalk allows pedestrians to safely cross the busy street. "

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school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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along adverb

/əˈlɑŋ/ /əˈlɒŋ/ /əˈlɔŋ/

In company; together.

"John played the piano and everyone sang along."

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for preposition

/fɔːr/

Used to indicate the object or recipient of an action.

"This gift is for you."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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path noun

[pʰäːθ] [pʰeəθ] [pʰaθ] [pʰɑːθ]

A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.

"The path through the park was worn smooth from the many students walking to school each morning. "

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walked verb

/wɔːkt/

To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."