foot vs feet :

foot vs feet

foot or feet

Foot refers to the lower part of the leg and also a measurement for distance, height and length. It is in its singular form.

A. "The wound on his foot has been infected."
B. "I am five foot tall."

Feet is obviously the plural form for foot. It can be utilized when you're referring to the lower parts of both your legs.

"She has been on her feet all day long."

It also stands as a standard measurement for distance, height and length.

"The pit had been dug to reach close to a hundred feet."


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  foot
  • n  the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
    armored from head to foot
  • n  a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
  • n  the lower part of anything
    curled up on the foot of the bed
    the foot of the page
    the foot of the list
    the foot of the mountain
  • n  the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
  • n  lowest support of a structure
    he stood at the foot of the tower
  • n  any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
  • n  travel by walking
    he followed on foot
    the swiftest of foot
  • n  a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
  • n  an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
    there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot
  • n  (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
  • n  a support resembling a pedal extremity
    one foot of the chair was on the carpet
  • v  pay for something
    foot the bill
  • v  walk
  • v  add a column of numbers
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