footed
- 1Having one or more feet, or a special kind or number of feet when used with another word.
Like the word 'four-footed,' which tells you an animal has four feet.
She served the dessert in a tall footed glass dish.
Many four-footed animals can run faster than people.
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- 2Past tense and past participle of foot. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
She footed the bill for the whole dinner.
They footed the cost of the repairs together.
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- 3Having a foot or base to stand on.
Like a cup that sits on a little stand instead of flat on the table.
This antique bowl is footed, lifted a little above the table.
She poured the wine into a delicate footed glass.
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- 4Made of rhythm units called feet, which set the beat of a line of poetry.
Like clapping out the beats in a song: each beat is one 'foot' of the rhythm.
The verse was footed in a steady, marching rhythm.
Each line is neatly footed, so the poem reads with a clear beat.
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Showing meanings only.
footed is a form of foot
foot, verb: To pay for something, especially the whole cost. Full entry
- Spelling
- foot → footed: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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Origins
This comes from the word "foot" plus the ending "-ed".
This comes from the older English word "foted", made from "foot" plus "-ed".