foot

A2 · Elementary Countable noun American English

n. a unit of length equal to 12 inches or about 30 centimetres.

n. a unit of linear measure in the imperial system equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimetres.

“The water in the shallow end of the pool is only three feet deep.”

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

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun

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

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

Español:pie

“We set up our camp at the foot of the mountain before starting the climb.”

“A small wooden chest sat at the foot of the bed, containing extra blankets for the winter months.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Academic · Technical

n. a small group of sounds that make a rhythm in a poem.

n. the basic unit of rhythmic measurement in a line of poetry, usually consisting of one stressed and one or more unstressed syllables.

“The teacher explained how to count each foot in the poem to find the rhythm.”

“The sonnet is written in iambic pentameter, meaning each line contains five metrical feet.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Informal

v. to pay for something, especially a large or expensive bill.

v. to settle or pay a bill or invoice; typically used in the phrase 'foot the bill'.

“My parents offered to foot the bill for my graduation dinner.”

“The taxpayers were ultimately forced to foot the bill for the city's failed infrastructure project.”