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puts one foot in front of the other

puts one foot in front of the other is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one foot in front of the other.

Meaning of put one foot in front of the other

Verb

put one foot in front of the other (third-person singular simple present puts one foot in front of the other, present participle putting one foot in front of the other, simple past and past participle put one foot in front of the other)

  1. To walk, decomposed, to stress the fundamentality of the task.
  2. (idiomatic) To move forward, progress steadily.

Questions about puts one foot in front of the other

What is puts one foot in front of the other the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts one foot in front of the other is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one foot in front of the other.

Words near puts one foot in front of the other in the dictionary

  1. puts on the pounds
  2. puts on the red light
  3. puts on the ritz
  4. puts on the spot
  5. puts one across
  6. puts one foot in front of the other
  7. puts one in hospital
  8. puts one over
  9. puts one past
  10. puts one's ass on the line
  11. puts one's back into

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