Ft — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛftˈiː/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɛftˈiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɛftˈiː/

1 syllable Say it as /ˌɛftˈiː/.

Examples

he is six feet tall

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

foot

Parts of Speech

noun	a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard “he is six feet tall”

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

pi

une unité linéaire de longueur égale à 12 pouces ou un tiers de verge

🇪🇸Spanish

pie

una unidad lineal de longitud igual a 12 pulgadas o un tercio de yarda

🇮🇹Italian

piedi

un'unità lineare di lunghezza pari a 12 pollici o un terzo di iarda

🇵🇹Portuguese

pés

uma unidade linear de comprimento igual a 12 polegadas ou um terço de jarda

🇷🇺Russian

футы

линейная единица длины, равная 12 дюймам или трети ярда

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फुट

12 इंच या एक गज के एक तिहाई के बराबर लंबाई की एक रैखिक इकाई

🇧🇩Bengali

ফুট

12 ইঞ্চি বা গজের এক তৃতীয়াংশের সমান দৈর্ঘ্যের একটি রৈখিক একক

🇮🇳Tamil

அடி

12 அங்குலங்கள் அல்லது ஒரு புறத்தில் மூன்றில் ஒரு பகுதிக்கு சமமான நீளம் கொண்ட ஒரு நேரியல் அலகு

🇮🇳Telugu

అడుగులు

12 అంగుళాలు లేదా యార్డ్‌లో మూడవ వంతుకు సమానమైన పొడవు గల ఒక సరళ యూనిట్

🇮🇳Marathi

फूट

12 इंच किंवा यार्डच्या एक तृतीयांश लांबीचे एक रेषीय एकक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફૂટ

12 ઇંચ અથવા યાર્ડના ત્રીજા ભાગની લંબાઈનું રેખીય એકમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡಿ

12 ಇಂಚುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಗಜದ ಮೂರನೇ ಒಂದು ಭಾಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸಮನಾದ ಉದ್ದದ ರೇಖೀಯ ಘಟಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടി

12 ഇഞ്ച് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ യാർഡിൻ്റെ മൂന്നിലൊന്നിന് തുല്യമായ നീളമുള്ള ഒരു രേഖീയ യൂണിറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੁੱਟ

12 ਇੰਚ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਗਜ਼ ਦੇ ਤੀਜੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਦੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਲੰਬਾਈ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਰੇਖਿਕ ਇਕਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فٹ

12 انچ یا گز کے ایک تہائی کے برابر لمبائی کی ایک لکیری اکائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

英尺

长度的线性单位，等于 12 英寸或三分之一码

🇯🇵Japanese

フィート

12インチまたは1ヤードの3分の1に等しい長さの直線単位

🇰🇷Korean

피트

12인치 또는 1/3야드에 해당하는 길이의 선형 단위

🇹🇭Thai

ฟุต

หน่วยเชิงเส้นที่มีความยาวเท่ากับ 12 นิ้วหรือหนึ่งในสามของหลา

🇮🇩Indonesian

kaki

satuan panjang linier yang sama dengan 12 inci atau sepertiga yard

🇲🇾Malay

kaki

unit linear panjang bersamaan dengan 12 inci atau satu pertiga ela

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قدم

وحدة طول خطية تساوي 12 بوصة أو ثلث ياردة

🇮🇷Persian

فوت

یک واحد خطی طول برابر با 12 اینچ یا یک سوم یارد

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What is the primary definition of the word 'ft'?

The primary meaning of 'ft' is 'a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard'.

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Using 'ft' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ft' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ft' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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