foot
[ foo t ]
/ fʊt /
noun, plural feet for 1–4, 8–11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Idioms for foot
Origin of foot
before 900; Middle English; Old English
fōt; cognate with German
Fuss; akin to Latin
pēs (stem
ped-), Greek
poús (stem
pod-)
Words nearby foot
British Dictionary definitions for put one's best foot forward (1 of 2)
Foot
/ (fʊt) /
noun
Michael (Mackintosh). 1913–2010, British Labour politician and journalist; secretary of state for employment (1974–76); leader of the House of Commons (1976–79); leader of the Labour Party (1980–83)
British Dictionary definitions for put one's best foot forward (2 of 2)
foot
/ (fʊt) /
noun plural feet (fiːt)
verb
Derived forms of foot
footless, adjectiveWord Origin for foot
Old English
fōt; related to Old Norse
fōtr, Gothic
fōtus, Old High German
fuoz, Latin
pēs, Greek
pous, Sanskrit
pad
usage for foot
In front of another noun, the plural for the unit of length is
foot: a 20-foot putt; his 70-foot ketch. Foot can also be used instead of
feet when mentioning a quantity and in front of words like
tall: four foot of snow; he is at least six foot tall
Medical definitions for put one's best foot forward
foot
[ fut ]
n. pl. feet (fēt)
The lower extremity of the vertebrate leg that is in direct contact with the ground in standing or walking.
A unit of length in the US Customary and British Imperial systems equal to 12 inches (30.48 centimeters).
Scientific definitions for put one's best foot forward
foot
[ fut ]
Plural feet (fēt)
A unit of length in the US Customary System equal to 13 of a yard or 12 inches (30.48 centimeters). See Table at measurement.
Idioms and Phrases with put one's best foot forward (1 of 2)
put one's best foot forward
Try for the best possible impression, make a good start, as in Come on, let's put our best foot forward for this interview. The allusion in this idiom is unclear, though it may concern marching. One theory is that best foot means “the right foot,” the left being regarded as unlucky. [Late 1500s]
Idioms and Phrases with put one's best foot forward (2 of 2)
foot