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- [foo t-id]
- /ˈfʊt ɪd/
- /fʊt/
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- [foo t-id]
- /ˈfʊt ɪd/
Definitions of footed word
- adjective footed having a foot or feet (often used in combination): a four-footed animal. 1
- noun plural footed (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. 1
- noun plural footed (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. 1
- noun plural footed such a part considered as the organ of locomotion. 1
- noun plural footed a unit of length, originally derived from the length of the human foot. It is divided into 12 inches and equal to 30.48 centimeters. Abbreviation: ft., f. 1
- noun plural footed foot soldiers; infantry. 1
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Origin of footed
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75; See origin at foot, -ed3
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Parts of speech for Footed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
footed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
footed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for footed
verb footed
- count — A Count is a European nobleman with the same rank as an English earl.
- compute — To compute a quantity or number means to calculate it.
- figure — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- reckon — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- sum — the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition: The sum of 6 and 8 is 14.
noun footed
- based — If you are based in a particular place, that is the place where you live or do most of your work. See also base.
- ended — Simple past tense and past participle of end.
- hoofed — having hoofs; ungulate.
- padded — a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground.
- pawed — the foot of an animal having claws.
Antonyms for footed
verb footed
- guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
- catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
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