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noun

ˈfu̇t How to pronounce foot (audio)
Definition of footnext
as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point the foot of the pedestal

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foot

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verb

as in to pay
to give what is owed for I'll foot the bill for dinner

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Recent Examples of foot
Noun
The vacant 113,464-square-foot building sits at the northeast corner of Bowes Road and South McLean Boulevard. — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Lake Washington is a 200-foot-deep trough carved by glaciers that retreated 16,000 years ago. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
At Yeelen Olympique, Sangare was known as ‘gaucher’ — which translates as ‘lefty’ or ‘left-footed’. — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 House lawmakers departed Washington on a campaign footing ahead of the five-week-long August recess. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for foot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot
  1. bottom
  2. pay
  3. base
  4. stand
Noun
  • The soft, stretchy fabric moves with you across terminals without bunching or binding, and because the top and bottom are already matched, getting dressed at the crack of dawn requires zero thought.
    — Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Twins struck back with three runs in the bottom of the first.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of bottom
Verb
  • Swift also paid tribute to Parton’s prolific and breathtaking body of work and her philanthropic efforts across the globe.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Connie Britton paid tribute to Dolly Parton, less than two weeks after the loss of her Nashville costar Hayden Panettiere.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of pay
Noun
  • To do that, construction crews bolstered the temple’s thick granite walls with vertical cables running from the towers to its base.
    — Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Tend the base, honor the feeling, and let home support what comes next.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of base
Verb
  • The incident took place near West 41st Street and Seventh Avenue, where Cisneros allegedly approached a 68-year-old man who had just left the subway and was standing with his wife.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Two healthy scratches may come from this group — Alexander and Jamison-Travis would be candidates as the roster stands now.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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