set on foot en · VERB
Etymology
Compare the identical French mettre sur pied, of which this may be a calque.
Meanings
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(transitive) To originate; to put into action.
Meanwhile that little disappointment made her delight the more in Sir James Chettam's readiness to set on foot the desired improvements.
1872, George Eliot, Middlemarch, Book I, chapter 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| set afoot | alternative | lexicographic | |
| setting on foot | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| set on foot | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| set on foot | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| sets on foot | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fi panna alulle (Translations) · fr mettre sur pied (Translations) · cy gosod ar droed (Translations)