What does "feet" mean?

1. (body parts) the parts of your body at the end of your legs that you use for standing and walking. 2. (measurement) a unit for measuring length, equal to 12 inches or about 30 centimetres. 3. (bottom of something) the bottom or lowest part of something, like a mountain or a bed.

feet — meaning, definition & examples

Q: Is it correct to say "My foots are tired after the long walk."?

No — say "My feet are tired after the long walk.". The word 'foot' has an irregular plural; use 'feet' instead of adding '-s'.

Word

01body parts

A1 · Beginner Plural noun

n. the parts of your body at the end of your legs that you use for standing and walking.

n. the terminal part of the vertebrate leg upon which an individual stands.

“Take your shoes off and give your feet a rest.”

“After a full day of hiking through the rugged terrain, his feet were blistered and sore despite the high-quality boots.”

Pitfall

My foots are tired after the long walk.

My feet are tired after the long walk.

The word 'foot' has an irregular plural; use 'feet' instead of adding '-s'.

02measurement

A2 · Elementary Plural noun

n. a unit for measuring length, equal to 12 inches or about 30 centimetres.

n. a unit of length in the imperial system equal to 12 inches; the plural form is used for measurements greater than one.

“The ceiling in this old house is ten feet high.”

“The pilot was instructed to maintain an altitude of thirty thousand feet until the aircraft had cleared the mountain range.”

03bottom of something

B1 · Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. the bottom or lowest part of something, like a mountain or a bed.

n. the lowest part or base of an object or geographical feature.

“We set up our camp at the feet of the great mountains.”

“The servants gathered at the feet of the grand staircase, waiting for the duchess to make her appearance.”

Synonyms

base bottom

Antonyms

head top

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “feet” in context.

01. feet long

From Middle English feet, fet, from Old English fēt, from Proto-Germanic fōtiz, from Proto-Indo-European pódes, nominative plural of *pṓds (“foot”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Fäite (“feet”), West Frisian fiet (“feet”), German Füße (“feet”), Danish fødder (“feet”), Swedish fötter (“feet”), Faroese føtur (“feet”), Icelandic fætur (“feet”).

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.