foot

noun
UK: /fʊt/
US: /fʊt/

  1. The part of the body at the end of the leg that you stand on.

    1. My foot hurts after running. [ ] [ ]
    2. She injured her foot playing basketball and now has to wear a cast. [ ] [ ]

  2. The lowest part of something; the base.

    1. The mountain's foot was covered in trees. [ ] [ ]
    2. They built the house at the foot of the hill for a scenic view. [ ] [ ]

  3. A unit of length equal to 12 inches (approximately 30 centimeters).

    1. He is six foot tall. [ ] [ ]
    2. The table is three foot long, so it will fit perfectly in the room. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

toe bottom hoof base
foot verb

  1. To pay for something.

    1. I'll foot the bill tonight. [ ] [ ]
    2. His company will foot the expenses for the business trip abroad. [ ] [ ]

  2. To kick something with your foot.

    1. He tried to foot the ball. [ ] [ ]
    2. The player skillfully footed the ball down the field during the game. [ ] [ ]
foot transitive-verb

  1. To add a total at the bottom of a column of figures.

    1. Foot the column before submitting. [ ] [ ]
    2. The accountant had to foot the receipts to calculate the department's spending. [ ] [ ]
foot intransitive-verb

  1. To walk.

    1. We decided to foot it home. [ ] [ ]
    2. Since the bus wasn't running, we had to foot the distance to the station. [ ] [ ]
foot idiom

  1. In phrase: to put your foot in it - to say something tactless or embarrassing.

    1. I really put my foot in it! [ ] [ ]
    2. She put her foot in it when she asked about his ex-wife at the party. [ ] [ ]
foot phrasal-verb

  1. In phrase: foot the bill - to pay for something.

    1. He will foot the bill. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company agreed to foot the bill for the employee's training. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "foot" in English means: The part of the body at the end of the leg that you stand on., The lowest part of something; the base., A unit of length equal to 12 inches (approximately 30 centimeters)..

The phonetic transcription of "foot" is /fʊt/ in British English and /fʊt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "foot": toe, bottom, hoof, base.

Example usage of "foot": "My foot hurts after running.". More examples on the page.