Dictionary

foot en · NOUN

Pronunciation

[fɤt] Cape Flats, Indian South African
[fʷʊt̚] (Canada)
[fɤ̈t̚] (Canada)
(Southern-England) audio
/fʊt/
fo͝ot
[fʊtʰ] (England, Wales)
[fɵʔt] (England, Wales)
(US) audio
[fʊt̚] (Canada)
[fʊt̚] (England, Wales)
[fɯ̽t̚] (Canada)
[fʊt̚] (General-American)
[fʉt] (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
[fʊt]
(England) audio
(England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English fot, fote, foot, from Old English fōt, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Doublet of pes, pie (“Spanish unit of length”), and pous. Cognates *Scots fit (“foot”) *Yola voote (“foot”) *North Frisian fut, fötj (“foot”) *Saterland Frisian Fout (“foot”) *West Frisian foet (“foot”) *Cimbrian buus, vuaz, vuus (“foot”) *Dutch voet (“foot”) *Dutch Low Saxon voot (“foot”) *German Fuß, Fuss (“foot”) *German Low German Faut, Foot (“foot”) *Gottscheerish vúəs (“foot”) *Luxembourgish Fouss (“foot”) *Mòcheno vuas (“foot”) *Vilamovian füs (“foot”) *Yiddish פֿוס (fus, “foot”) *Danish fod (“foot”) *Faroese and Icelandic fótur (“foot”) *Jamtish fót (“foot”) *Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish fot (“foot”) *Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍃 (fōtus, “foot”).

Meanings

A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- A spider has eight feet.
Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
- And when I ſawe him, I fell at his feete as dead : and hee laid his right hand vpon me, ſaying vnto mee, Feare not, *I am the firſt,and the laſt. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 1:17:
- Southern Italy is shaped like a foot.
- The wave knocked me off my feet.
(attributive, often) Travel by walking.
- There is a lot of foot traffic on this street.
- We went there by foot because we could not afford a taxi.
The base or bottom of anything.
- I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs.
The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
- We came and stood at the foot of the bed.
The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.
- The host should sit at the foot of the table.
A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
- The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor.
A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
- No. I only opened the door a foot and put my head in. The street lamps shine into that room. I could see him. He was all right. Sleeping like a great grampus. Poor, poor chap. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter XX, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- No trees have grown on the windswept Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean for tens of thousands of years — just shrubs and other low-lying vegetation. That’s why a recent arboreal discovery nearly 20 feet (6 meters) beneath the ground caught researchers’ attention. 2024 September 27, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover hidden ancient forest on treeless island”, in CNN:
- My sis's just over six foot two.
- The flag pole, which is 20 feet high, was hoisted by a six-foot tall man.
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal) A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres. ▸ Ellipsis of square foot, a unit of area.
alt of square foot
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal) A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres. ▸ Ellipsis of cubic foot, a unit of volume.
alt of cubic foot
A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.
(collective) Foot soldiers; infantry.
- His forces, after all the high discourses, amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot. 1702–1704, Edward [Hyde, 1st] Earl of Clarendon, (please specify |book=I to XVI), in The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed at the [Sheldonian] Theater:
- In those days it happened that a regiment of foot was proceeding from Dublin to Cork. 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 536:
- King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse.
The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
- He removes a gold lighter from his pocket, flips it open, and waves the flame over the foot, taking short, sucking pulls off the head till it’s lit. 2022, Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You, 4th Estate (2023), page 128:
The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.
The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.
The bottom edge of a sail.
- To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail.
- Flutter is when the leech or foot of a sail is vibrating from the wind 2021, Mike Westin, Olle Landsell, Nina Olofsson, Par Olofsson, Seamanship 2.0, Bloomsbury Publishing:
The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
- (b) sporophyte with foot reduced, the entire sporophyte enveloped by the calyptra, which is ± stipitate at the base. 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 4:
The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
(qualifier:molecular biology) The globular lower domain of a protein.
The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.
Fundamental principle; basis; plan.
- To conſider the vvhole of the Subject, to read and think on all ſides, to object plainly, and anſvver directly, upon the foot of dry Reaſon and Argument, vvou'd be a very tedious and troubleſome Affair. 1732, George Berkeley, “The Sixth Dialogue”, in Alciphron: Or, The Minute Philosopher. […], volume II, London: […] J[acob] Tonson […], →OCLC, section XXXI, page 121:
Recognized condition; rank; footing.
- May 20, 1742, Horace Walpole, letter to Horace Mann As to his being on the foot of a servant.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
feets		alternative, dialectal	lexicographic
feet	Number=Plur		lexicographic
foots		alternative, nonstandard	lexicographic
foote		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
foot	Number=Plur	UK, colloquial, error-unknown-tag	lexicographic

Coordinates

inch (unit of length) · cleft (molecular domain) · yard (unit of length) · mile (unit of length) · side (end of a table) · luff (bottom edge of a sail) · horse (infantry) · head (bottom edge of a sail) · head (end of a table) · head (bottom of a page) · leech (bottom edge of a sail) · body (bottom of a page) · neck (molecular domain) · head (molecular domain)

Translations (656)

xsr རྐང་པ (part of human body) · et jaland (bottom of anything) · sv fot (unit of measure) · ar رجل (part of human body) · frp pied (part of human body) · fi jalka (bottom of anything) · nv adéesʼeez (unit of measure) · bo རྐང་པ (part of human body) · el πόδι (part of human body) · mn ᠬᠥᠯ (part of human body) · de Fuß (part of human body) · tpi fut (part of animal’s body) · mt sieq (part of animal’s body) · tet ain (part of human body) · ml പാദം (part of human body) · ale kitax̂ (part of human body) · fi jalusta (bottom of anything) · sv tass (part of animal’s body) · ms kaki (part of animal’s body) · wo tànk (part of animal’s body) · gd bun (bottom of anything) · wmw mulu (part of human body) · sv fot (projection on equipment) · sv fot (part of human body) · fi tassu (part of animal’s body) · cop ⲡⲉⲍⲁ (part of animal’s body) · vi bàn chân (part of human body) · rgn pè (part of human body) · lt pėda (unit of measure) · fa پا (part of human body) · fa فوت (unit of measure) · sma juelkie (part of human body) · pl łapa (part of animal’s body) · roa-opt pee (part of animal’s body) · txb pai (part of human body) · zh 腳 /脚 (part of human body) · fy poat (part of human body) · frr Fut (part of human body) · kea pé (part of human body) · tk aýak (part of animal’s body) · cs noha (projection on equipment) · ga troigh (part of human body) · wo tànk (part of human body) · pdc Fuuss (part of human body) · uk стопа́ (part of human body) · ttj ekigere class 7 (part of human body) · ilo betis (part of human body) · fur pît (part of human body) · evn халган (part of human body) · uk нога́ (part of human body) · yue 足 (part of human body) · ar قَدَم (part of human body) · bg стъпка (unit of measure) · my ခြေ (part of human body) · fr pied (unit of measure) · izh nakku (part of human body) · mk стапало (part of human body) · frr fötj (part of human body) · am እግር (part of human body) · mi take (bottom of anything) · sco fit (part of animal’s body) · ang fōt (part of human body) · ckb ھەنگاو (unit of measure) · mg tongotra (part of human body) · ar قَدَم (unit of measure) · ssy iba (part of human body) · th เท้า (part of human body) · pt pé (part of human body) · mk стапало (part of animal’s body) · km ហ្វីត (unit of measure) · lt koja (part of human body) · fi koipi (part of animal’s body) · xqa اَذَقْ (part of animal’s body) · fj yava (part of human body) · ru фут (unit of measure) · udi тур (part of human body) · bg краче́ (projection on equipment) · fy foet (unit of measure) · ee afɔ (part of human body) · rsk нога (part of human body) · kxd kaki (part of human body) · az ayaq (part of human body) · scn pedi (part of human body) · grc πούς (part of human body) · sw futi (unit of measure) · xbc παλο (part of human body) · yue 足 (part of animal’s body) · nl voet (part of human body) · ceb tiil (part of human body) · ga cos (part of animal’s body) · kld thina (part of human body) · mkz iti (part of human body) · yai пода (part of human body) · da fødder (projection on equipment) · hy ֆուտ (unit of measure) · am እግር (part of animal’s body) · tzo okol (part of human body) · dlm pi (part of human body) · sl stopalo (part of human body) · pt pata (part of animal’s body) · fr pied (projection on equipment) · sga cos (part of human body) · sux 𒄊 (part of human body) · bn ফুট (unit of measure) · st leoto (part of human body) · tr ayak (part of human body) · ee afɔ (part of animal’s body) · bn ফুট (part of animal’s body) · fr pied (bottom of anything) · mrw a'i (part of human body) · egy r:d-rd (part of human body) · cs stopa (unit of measure) · win sii (part of human body) · lad pie (part of human body) · lo ບາດ (part of human body) · lo ຟຸດ (unit of measure) · aer ingke (part of human body) · tli x̱ʼoos (part of animal’s body) · naq ǂaidi (part of human body) · sco fit (projection on equipment) · bal پاد (part of animal’s body) · tpi fut (part of human body) · or ପଦ (part of human body) · zh 腳丫 /脚丫 (part of human body) · sga traig (unit of measure) · ar إجر (part of human body) · ast pie (part of human body) · ms kaki (part of human body) · pap pia (part of human body) · gug py (part of human body) · lol lokolo (part of human body) · rgn pè (bottom of anything) · mi taketake (bottom edge of a sail) · sc pee (part of human body) · ar رجل (part of human body) · lv pēda (unit of measure) · eo futo (unit of measure) · pt pé (unit of measure) · lt pėda (part of human body) · kn ಅಡಿ (part of animal’s body) · xda dhunna (part of human body) · ml ചുവട് (bottom of anything) · fy foet (part of human body) · kw tros-hys (unit of measure) · be нага́ (part of human body) · xnb ʼacipi (part of animal’s body) · ota پای (part of animal’s body) · tsg siki (part of human body) · bg стъпа́ло (part of human body) · sco fit (part of human body) · ay kayu (part of human body) · et jalalaba (part of human body) · oj nizid (part of human body) · uz to'lamoq (part of animal’s body) · ur فٹ (unit of measure) · sh стопало (part of animal’s body) · lv pēda (part of human body) · war siki (part of human body) · so cago (part of human body) · da fod (projection on equipment) · xqa اَذَقْ (part of human body) · fa پِی (bottom of anything) · nn fot (unit of measure) · kmr nig (part of human body) · yka bettis (part of human body) · tg по (part of animal’s body) · mww ko taw (part of human body) · sh stopalo (part of human body) · ca peu (unit of measure) · ota قدم (part of animal’s body) · nl pootje (projection on equipment) · mk ногарка (projection on equipment) · tl paa (part of animal’s body) · mfe lipie (part of human body) · zu unyawo class 11/10 (part of human body) · es pata (part of human body) · ka ფეხი (part of human body) · eve бөдэл (part of human body) · ko 피트 (unit of measure) · njo-jgl tetsüng (part of human body) · ang fōt (bottom edge of a sail) · uk фут (unit of measure) · ar رِجْل (part of human body) · ny phazi (part of human body) · nod ᨼᩩᨯ (unit of measure) · be фут (unit of measure) · lo ປາທະ (part of human body) · mi waewae (part of animal’s body) · ccc kujtu (part of animal’s body) · fi käpälä (part of animal’s body) · ro picior (part of human body) · pam betis (part of human body) · it piede (part of human body) · sh стопало (part of human body) · fr pied (part of human body) · nrf pid (projection on equipment) · fi jalka (part of human body) · es queso (part of human body) · ca peu (bottom of anything) · kw troos (part of human body) · zh 足 (part of human body) · mnc ᠪᡝᡨᡥᡝ (part of animal’s body) · sga traig (part of human body) · hi पाया (bottom of anything) · wuu 腳 /脚 (part of human body) · hy ստորոտ (bottom of anything) · izh jalka (part of human body) · pdt Foot (part of human body) · zh 跤 (part of human body) · hu lábfej (part of human body) · lzh 足 (part of human body) · bg ходи́ло (part of human body) · rup cicior (part of human body) · zh 足 (part of animal’s body) · gez እግር (part of human body) · el πόδι (bottom of anything) · fa بُنْیاد (bottom of anything) · ky аяк (part of animal’s body) · pom q'á (part of human body) · ab ашьапы (part of human body) · mr पाय (part of human body) · nci icxitl (part of human body) · apd كراع (part of human body) · fi jalka (part of animal’s body) · pga kuraa (part of human body) · cy troed (part of animal’s body) · uga 𐎔𐎓𐎐 (part of animal’s body) · kck gumbo (part of human body) · jv sikil (part of human body) · se juolgeláhpi (part of human body) · de Fuss (part of human body) · sms jue´lǧǧlää´pp (part of human body) · th เท้า (part of animal’s body) · kw troos-hys (unit of measure) · tpi lek (part of animal’s body) · tg пой (part of human body) · zh 腳 /脚 (part of animal’s body) · ka ფუტი (unit of measure) · ur پَاؤُں (part of human body) · te పాదము (part of human body) · et jalg (part of animal’s body) · mk стапка (unit of measure) · agj እግር (part of human body) · io pedo (part of human body) · vo fut (part of human body) · rm pe (part of human body) · ru нога́ (part of animal’s body) · zh 英尺 (unit of measure) · grc πούς (unit of measure) · mi putu (unit of measure) · dlg атак (part of human body) · mk нога (part of animal’s body) · ht pye (part of animal’s body) · lv pēda (part of animal’s body) · oc pauta (part of animal’s body) · sc pei (part of human body) · ab ашьапы (part of animal’s body) · pam bitis (part of human body) · srn futu (part of human body) · et jalam (bottom of anything) · sh стопа (part of human body) · lo ຈະລະນະ (part of human body) · zai batañee (part of human body) · fa پا (part of animal’s body) · fi tyvi (bottom of anything) · mn туурай (part of animal’s body) · xdq тӏятӏя́ (part of human body) · gl pé (unit of measure) · tg по (part of human body) · fi alaliikki (bottom edge of a sail) · wyi djinang (part of human body) · sv ben (bottom of anything) · et koib (part of animal’s body) · mhn vuas (part of human body) · mww ko taw (part of animal’s body) · nb pote (part of animal’s body) · ru низ (bottom of anything) · sv fot (part of animal’s body) · uga 𐎔𐎓𐎐 (part of human body) · ar ريل (part of human body) · ce ког (part of animal’s body) · nb fot (part of human body) · ga troigh (unit of measure) · ota گام (part of animal’s body) · cs noha (part of human body) · eee tin⁵¹ (part of human body) · oc pè (part of human body) · tl paa (part of human body) · ar قدم (part of human body) · hu láb (unit of measure) · wao pʰéʔ (part of human body) · akl siki (part of human body) · es pie (bottom of anything) · it piede (unit of measure) · zai ñee (part of human body) · tr fit (unit of measure) · smn jyelgilyepi (part of human body) · csm háṭ·e·- (part of human body) · mn фут (unit of measure) · de Fuß (bottom of anything) · el πόρ (part of human body) · wa pî (part of human body) · ckb قاچ (projection on equipment) · kxd batis (part of human body) · mk нога (part of human body) · sv hov (part of animal’s body) · vi chân (part of animal’s body) · ota ایاق (part of animal’s body) · ko 발 (part of animal’s body) · lo ຕີນ (part of animal’s body) · inh ког (part of animal’s body) · chr ᎢᎳᏏᏗ (unit of measure) · te అడుగు (bottom of anything) · nci icxitl (part of animal’s body) · nap pere (part of human body) · he רגל (part of human body) · ka ფეხი (part of animal’s body) · el πόδι (projection on equipment) · te అడుగు (unit of measure) · vec pié (part of human body) · rw ibirenge (part of human body) · nl voet (unit of measure) · ota پا (part of animal’s body) · nn fot (part of human body) · ka ტერფი (part of human body) · et jäse (part of animal’s body) · aeb رجل (part of human body) · fi jalka (unit of measure) · qua si (part of animal’s body) · min kaki (part of human body) · za din (part of human body) · gl pé (part of human body) · my ခြေ (part of animal’s body) · yur 'ne-chkah (part of human body) · av хӏетӏе (part of animal’s body) · om miilla (part of animal’s body) · cy gwaelod (bottom of anything) · nl pootje (part of animal’s body) · cy troed (part of human body) · hi पैर (part of animal’s body) · zea poôt (part of animal’s body) · nv akeeʼ (part of human body) · yue 腳 /脚 (part of animal’s body) · es peana (part of human body) · kpv кок (part of human body) · cs spodek (bottom of anything) · fo fótur (part of animal’s body) · yur 'oteesh (unit of measure) · fr pied (part of animal’s body) · arq كراع (part of human body) · yue 英尺 (unit of measure) · otk 𐰑𐰴 (part of human body) · af poot (part of animal’s body) · et alus (bottom of anything) · da fødder (part of human body) · ban cokor (part of human body) · sq këmbë (part of animal’s body) · nah icxitl (part of human body) · gl pata (part of animal’s body) · fur pîd (part of human body) · vi foot (unit of measure) · ro picior (unit of measure) · nv ké silá (unit of measure) · an piet (part of human body) · gd cas (part of human body) · tn lonao (part of human body) · ru ступня́ (part of human body) · hy ոտք (part of human body) · vec pìe (part of human body) · rom pir (part of human body) · id kaki (part of human body) · et jalg (unit of measure) · xal көл (part of human body) · el πόδι (unit of measure) · frr fut (part of human body) · ru стопа́ (part of human body) · khb ᦎᦲᧃ (part of animal’s body) · tl talampakan (unit of measure) · ko 발 (part of human body) · kl isigak (part of human body) · sk noha (part of human body) · fa پایِه (bottom of anything) · ba аяҡ (part of human body) · fi jalka (projection on equipment) · sl noga (part of animal’s body) · is fótur (part of human body) · su sampéan (part of human body) · ang fōt (unit of measure) · gd troigh (unit of measure) · sco fit (unit of measure) · lb Fouss (part of human body) · alt бут (part of human body) · br troad (part of human body) · lt letena (part of animal’s body) · ru ла́па (part of animal’s body) · nl poot (projection on equipment) · su jeujeuh (unit of measure) · qua si (part of human body) · izh jalka (unit of measure) · mi waewae (part of human body) · fa فیت (unit of measure) · tpw py class Ib (part of human body) · mba paa (part of human body) · da fod (bottom of anything) · vmb jina (part of human body) · he רֶגֶל (unit of measure) · te పాదము (bottom of anything) · bqi پا (part of animal’s body) · es pinrel (part of human body) · cop ⲫⲁⲧ (part of animal’s body) · hu láb (part of animal’s body) · da fødder (bottom of anything) · be п'едэста́л (bottom of anything) · esu itegneq (unit of measure) · vi bộ (unit of measure) · bn পা (part of animal’s body) · pt pé (bottom of anything) · el οπλή (part of animal’s body) · ug پۇت (part of human body) · sl podnožje (projection on equipment) · vec pè (part of human body) · sh подножје (bottom of anything) · yue 腳 /脚 (bottom of anything) · tpi lek (part of human body) · xto pe (part of human body) · nds Poot (part of animal’s body) · pim mesit (part of human body) · sh stopalo (part of animal’s body) · cy troed (bottom of anything) · os къах (part of human body) · ba аяҡ (part of animal’s body) · es taba (part of human body) · roa-opt pee (part of human body) · rif ḍar (part of human body) · fo fótur (part of human body) · rap va'e (part of human body) · el πόδι (part of animal’s body) · clt phyi (part of human body) · is fótur (part of animal’s body) · lmo pè (part of human body) · hi पैर (part of human body) · ia pede (part of human body) · cop ϣⲟⲡ (part of animal’s body) · ga cos (part of human body) · sv ben (projection on equipment) · hi फ़ुट (unit of measure) · orv плесна (part of human body) · ayl كراع (part of human body) · hu láb (part of human body) · grc πούς (part of animal’s body) · ru подно́жие (bottom of anything) · pt pé (projection on equipment) · gd cas (part of animal’s body) · cs noha (part of animal’s body) · da fod (unit of measure) · gld бэгди (part of human body) · lo ຕີນ (part of human body) · gl pé (bottom of anything) · ccc kujtu (part of human body) · ang fōt (part of animal’s body) · non fótr (part of animal’s body) · gd bonn (bottom of anything) · de Pfote (part of animal’s body) · sh podnožje (bottom of anything) · txb paiyye (part of animal’s body) · esu it'gaq (part of animal’s body) · aa iba (part of human body) · uk нога́ (part of animal’s body) · sk noha (part of animal’s body) · fi juuri (bottom of anything) · bcl bitis (part of human body) · it pié pagina (bottom of anything) · uz oyoq (part of human body) · pl stopa (unit of measure) · hi पांव (part of human body) · fy poat (part of animal’s body) · fo fótur (unit of measure) · da fod (unit of measure) · yi פֿוס (part of animal’s body) · id kaki (part of animal’s body) · ur پَیر (part of human body) · ru нога́ (part of human body) · af voet (part of human body) · es pata (part of animal’s body) · be падно́жжа (bottom of anything) · kmr pî (part of human body) · et jalg (part of human body) · be нага́ (part of animal’s body) · wym füs (part of human body) · sq këmbë (part of human body) · la pēs (part of human body) · kl isigak (part of animal’s body) · tl paanan (bottom of anything) · nrf pid (bottom of anything) · fy foet (bottom of anything) · cst konó (part of human body) · kk аяқ (part of animal’s body) · sv klöv (part of animal’s body) · lbj རྐང་པ (part of human body) · th ฟุต (unit of measure)

foot en · VERB

Pronunciation

[fɤt] Cape Flats, Indian South African
[fʷʊt̚] (Canada)
[fɤ̈t̚] (Canada)
(Southern-England) audio
/fʊt/
fo͝ot
[fʊtʰ] (England, Wales)
[fɵʔt] (England, Wales)
(US) audio
[fʊt̚] (Canada)
[fʊt̚] (England, Wales)
[fɯ̽t̚] (Canada)
[fʊt̚] (General-American)
[fʉt] (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
[fʊt]
(England) audio
(England) audio

Etymology

Meanings

(transitive) To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).
(transitive) To pay (a bill).
To tread to measure of music; to dance; to trip; to skip.
- He saw a Quire of Ladies in a round, That featly footing seem'd to skim the Ground 1700, [John] Dryden, Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, book The Wife of Bath's Tale:
- There's time enough, I hope, To foot a measure with the bonnie bride, 1836, Joanna Baillie, The Phantom, Act 1 (Dramas 2, p.217)
To walk.
- thieves do foot by night c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
(archaic) To set foot on; to walk on.
- […] Or shepherd-boy, they featly foot the green 1722, Thomas Tickell, Kensington Gardens:
- People who would not have dared to foot the place before crept in and did not come to the house. 1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Amistad, published 2013, page 84:
(obsolete) To set on foot; to establish; to land.
- What confederacy have you with the traitors / Late footed in the kingdom? c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vii]:
To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.).
- I'll sew nether stocks and mend them and foot them too 19th century, William Shakespeare, Henry the Fourth Part 1 (modern edited version)
To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up.
- to foot (or foot up) an account
(Ireland, transitive) To spread out and stack up (turf sods) to allow them to dry.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
footed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
footed	Tense=Past		lexicographic
footing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
foote		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
feets		alternative, dialectal	lexicographic
foots	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
foots		alternative, nonstandard	lexicographic

Deriveds

foot the bill

Translations (42)

sw mgu (pay) · fi maksaa (pay) · it pagare (pay) · tpi givim pe long (pay) · rom pindro (kick) · et kinni maksma (pay) · cs zatáhnout (pay) · da betale (pay) · ru пнуть (kick) · gd breab (kick) · no sparke (kick) · sv kicka (kick) · pt pagar (pay) · da sparke (kick) · ru пинать (kick) · lb bezuelen (pay) · sw mgu (kick) · sco fit (pay) · pt chutar (kick) · ia pagar (pay) · ga gróig (spread out and stack up turf sods) · nl betalen (pay) · de bezahlen (pay) · sv betala (pay) · fi kenkäistä (kick) · fo sparka (kick) · et lööma (kick) · fr payer (pay) · sco fit (kick) · no betale (pay) · bg ритам (kick) · bg плащам (pay) · fr donner un coup de pied (kick) · gd seas (pay) · nl stampen (kick) · cs kopnout (kick) · nl voldoen (pay) · sv sparka (kick) · pl bulić (pay) · tpi kik (kick) · fi potkaista (kick) · ko 차다 (kick)

foot en · NOUN

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foot en · VERB

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