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Foot

noun/fˈʊt/
Definition
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/fˈʊt/
🇬🇧British English
/fˈʊt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/fˈʊt/
1 syllable Say it as /fˈʊt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
“his bare feet projected from his trousers”
nouna linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
“he is six feet tall”
nounthe lower part of anything
“curled up on the foot of the bed”
nounthe pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
nounlowest support of a structure
“it was built on a base of solid rock”
nounany of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
nountravel by walking
“he followed on foot”
nouna member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
nounan army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
“there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot”
noun(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
nouna support resembling a pedal extremity
“one foot of the chair was on the carpet”
verbpay for something
“pick up the tab”
verbwalk
“let's hoof it to the disco”
verbadd a column of numbers
Word Forms
footverbwalk
basaladjectiveserving as or forming a base
footnountravel by walking
footernouna person who travels by foot
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Fuß
der Teil des Beins eines Menschen unterhalb des Knöchelgelenks
🇫🇷French
pied
la partie de la jambe d'un être humain située sous l'articulation de la cheville
🇪🇸Spanish
pie
la parte de la pierna de un ser humano debajo de la articulación del tobillo
🇮🇹Italian
piede
la parte della gamba di un essere umano sotto l'articolazione della caviglia
🇳🇱Dutch
voet
het deel van het been van een mens onder het enkelgewricht
🇵🇹Portuguese
a parte da perna de um ser humano abaixo da articulação do tornozelo
🇷🇺Russian
ступня
часть ноги человека ниже голеностопного сустава
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पैर
मनुष्य के पैर का टखने के जोड़ के नीचे का भाग
🇧🇩Bengali
পা
গোড়ালি জয়েন্টের নীচে মানুষের পায়ের অংশ
🇮🇳Tamil
கால்
கணுக்கால் மூட்டுக்குக் கீழே ஒரு மனிதனின் காலின் பகுதி
🇮🇳Telugu
అడుగు
చీలమండ ఉమ్మడి క్రింద మానవుని కాలు భాగం
🇮🇳Marathi
पाऊल
घोट्याच्या सांध्याच्या खाली माणसाच्या पायाचा भाग
🇮🇳Gujarati
પગ
પગની ઘૂંટીના સાંધા નીચે માનવીના પગનો ભાગ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಾಲು
ಪಾದದ ಜಂಟಿ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಮಾನವನ ಕಾಲಿನ ಭಾಗ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കാൽ
കണങ്കാൽ ജോയിൻ്റിന് താഴെയുള്ള ഒരു മനുഷ്യൻ്റെ കാലിൻ്റെ ഭാഗം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੈਰ
ਗਿੱਟੇ ਦੇ ਜੋੜ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦੀ ਲੱਤ ਦਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
پاؤں
ٹخنوں کے جوڑ کے نیچے انسان کی ٹانگ کا حصہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
人腿中踝关节以下的部分
🇯🇵Japanese
人間の足の、足首関節より下の部分
🇰🇷Korean
발목 관절 아래 사람의 다리 부분
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chân
phần chân của con người dưới khớp mắt cá chân
🇹🇭Thai
เท้า
ส่วนของขาของมนุษย์ใต้ข้อข้อเท้า
🇮🇩Indonesian
kaki
bagian kaki manusia di bawah sendi pergelangan kaki
🇵🇭Filipino
paa
ang bahagi ng binti ng isang tao sa ibaba ng kasukasuan ng bukung-bukong
🇲🇾Malay
kaki
bahagian kaki manusia di bawah sendi buku lali
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
قدم
جزء من ساق الإنسان أسفل مفصل الكاحل
🇮🇷Persian
پا
قسمتی از پای انسان در زیر مفصل مچ پا
🇹🇷Turkish
ayak
insan bacağının ayak bileği ekleminin altındaki kısmı
🇮🇱Hebrew
רֶגֶל
החלק של הרגל של בן אדם מתחת למפרק הקרסול
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'foot'?
The primary meaning of 'foot' is 'the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'foot' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'foot' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'foot' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'foot' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'foot' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'foot' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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