first-foot
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first-foot
n
the first person to enter a household in the New Year. By Hogmanay tradition a dark-haired man who crosses the threshold at midnight brings good luck
vb
to enter (a house) as first-foot
ˈfirst-ˈfooting n
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first-foot
Past participle: first-footed
Gerund: first-footing
| Imperative |
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| first-foot |
| first-foot |
| Present |
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| I first-foot |
| you first-foot |
| he/she/it first-foots |
| we first-foot |
| you first-foot |
| they first-foot |
| Preterite |
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| I first-footed |
| you first-footed |
| he/she/it first-footed |
| we first-footed |
| you first-footed |
| they first-footed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am first-footing |
| you are first-footing |
| he/she/it is first-footing |
| we are first-footing |
| you are first-footing |
| they are first-footing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have first-footed |
| you have first-footed |
| he/she/it has first-footed |
| we have first-footed |
| you have first-footed |
| they have first-footed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was first-footing |
| you were first-footing |
| he/she/it was first-footing |
| we were first-footing |
| you were first-footing |
| they were first-footing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had first-footed |
| you had first-footed |
| he/she/it had first-footed |
| we had first-footed |
| you had first-footed |
| they had first-footed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will first-foot |
| you will first-foot |
| he/she/it will first-foot |
| we will first-foot |
| you will first-foot |
| they will first-foot |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have first-footed |
| you will have first-footed |
| he/she/it will have first-footed |
| we will have first-footed |
| you will have first-footed |
| they will have first-footed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be first-footing |
| you will be first-footing |
| he/she/it will be first-footing |
| we will be first-footing |
| you will be first-footing |
| they will be first-footing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been first-footing |
| you have been first-footing |
| he/she/it has been first-footing |
| we have been first-footing |
| you have been first-footing |
| they have been first-footing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been first-footing |
| you will have been first-footing |
| he/she/it will have been first-footing |
| we will have been first-footing |
| you will have been first-footing |
| they will have been first-footing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been first-footing |
| you had been first-footing |
| he/she/it had been first-footing |
| we had been first-footing |
| you had been first-footing |
| they had been first-footing |
| Conditional |
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| I would first-foot |
| you would first-foot |
| he/she/it would first-foot |
| we would first-foot |
| you would first-foot |
| they would first-foot |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have first-footed |
| you would have first-footed |
| he/she/it would have first-footed |
| we would have first-footed |
| you would have first-footed |
| they would have first-footed |
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