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foot

n. countable
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈfʊt// UK //fˈʊt// foot Archaic General-service Informal

n. the part of your body at the bottom of your leg that you stand on. It is also a unit of measurement for length.

n. the terminal part of the vertebrate leg upon which an individual stands. Also functions as a unit of linear measure equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimetres.


SIMPLE

My left foot hurts after that long walk.

CONTEXTUAL

The athlete injured his foot during the final minutes of the championship game.

COMPLEX

The architect specified that the ceiling height should be exactly ten feet to accommodate the custom-built shelving units.

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The plural form is 'feet'. When used as a measurement before a noun, the singular form is often used, such as 'a six-foot wall'.

Pitfall

I have two foots.I have two feet.The noun has an irregular plural form; 'feet' must be used instead of adding '-s'.

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