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find one's feet

find one's feet verb: to grow in confidence in a new situation as one gains experience.

Verb

find one's feet (third-person singular simple present finds one's feet, present participle finding one's feet, simple past and past participle found one's feet)

  1. (idiomatic) To grow in confidence in a new situation as one gains experience.
    • If you ask for help when you need it, you will soon find your feet.

Forms of find one's feet

third-person singular presentfinds one's feet
present participlefinding one's feet
past participlefound one's feet
pastfound one's feet

Questions about find one's feet

What does find one's feet mean?
Find one's feet means to grow in confidence in a new situation as one gains experience.
What part of speech is find one's feet?
Find one's feet is a verb.
What is the past tense of find one's feet?
The past tense of find one's feet is found one's feet.

Words near find one's feet in the dictionary

  1. find it in one's heart
  2. find it in oneself
  3. find no bones in
  4. find one's account
  5. find one's ass with both hands and a flashlight
  6. find one's feet
  7. find one's legs
  8. find one's place
  9. find one's tongue
  10. find one's voice
  11. find one's way

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