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foot
[ foot ]
/ fʊt /
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noun, plural feet for 1-4, 8-11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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Idioms about foot
Origin of foot
before 900; Middle English; Old English fōt; cognate with German Fuss; akin to Latin pēs (stem ped-), Greek poús (stem pod-)
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British Dictionary definitions for foot (1 of 2)
foot
/ (fʊt) /
noun plural feet (fiːt)
verb
Derived forms of foot
footless, adjectiveWord Origin for foot
Old English fōt; related to Old Norse fōtr, Gothic fōtus, Old High German fuoz, Latin pēs, Greek pous, Sanskrit pad
usage for foot
In front of another noun, the plural for the unit of length is foot: a 20-foot putt; his 70-foot ketch. Foot can also be used instead of feet when mentioning a quantity and in front of words like tall: four foot of snow; he is at least six foot tall
British Dictionary definitions for foot (2 of 2)
Foot
/ (fʊt) /
noun
Michael (Mackintosh). 1913–2010, British Labour politician and journalist; secretary of state for employment (1974–76); leader of the House of Commons (1976–79); leader of the Labour Party (1980–83)
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Scientific definitions for foot
foot
[ fut ]
Plural feet (fēt)
A unit of length in the US Customary System equal to 13 of a yard or 12 inches (30.48 centimeters). See Table at measurement.
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