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to one's feet

to one's feet prepositional phrase: to a standing position.

Prepositional phrase

  1. To a standing position.
    • I sprang to my feet.
    • He sprang to his feet like a good soldier.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 41, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 211

Words formed from to one's feet

Questions about to one's feet

What does to one's feet mean?
To one's feet means to a standing position.
What part of speech is to one's feet?
To one's feet is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to one's feet in the dictionary

  1. to one's bone
  2. to one's bones
  3. to one's credit
  4. to one's dying day
  5. to one's face
  6. to one's feet
  7. to one's heart's content
  8. to one's knowledge
  9. to one's mind
  10. to one's name
  11. to one's own cheek

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