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# footpath

«footpath» in Mova's school dictionary: **a path made for people to walk on, not cars, often across…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (footpath, footpaths)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A footpath is a path made for people to walk on, not cars, often across fields, through parks or woods. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footpath/#m1)

2) In Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, the footpath is the pavement (US: sidewalk) — the paved path beside a road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footpath/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday life and safety: walk on the footpath, not the road; at the kerb, stop, look and listen before crossing; watch for cars coming out of driveways; in the countryside, stay on public footpaths, close gates behind you and follow the Countryside Code. Cyclists should be careful or not ride on footpaths, depending on local rules. Phrases: public footpath, stay on the footpath, along the footpath, footpath sign.

### examples

- Walk on the footpath, not on the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footpath/#x1)
- A public footpath crosses the farmer's field. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footpath/#x2)
- Close the gate behind you on the footpath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footpath/#x3)
- Watch out for cars backing out of driveways across the footpath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footpath/#x4)
- The footpath follows the river to the village. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footpath/#x5)
- In Melbourne we rode our scooters on the footpath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footpath/#x6)
- He walked through the grass without following any well-worn footpath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footpath/#x7)

### note

Countable: footpaths. Compound: foot + path. The words differ by country: UK pavement; US/Canada sidewalk; Australia, NZ, Ireland footpath. A «bridleway» is a path for horse riders, walkers and cyclists.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «footpath» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footpath/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.