# footed

Pronunciation: US say "FUU-tid" /ˈfʊtɪd/; UK

## Adjective

1. Standing on or equipped with a foot or feet; also, in compounds such as web-footed, having feet of the kind or number named.
   - Simple: Having one or more feet, or a special kind or number of feet when used with another word.
   - _The cake stand was elegantly footed, lifting the platter above the table._
   - _Web-footed birds paddle far more efficiently than their land-dwelling relatives._
3. Having a foot: that is, a base or support on which something stands.
   - Simple: Having a foot or base to stand on.
   - _The trophy rests on a wide footed base of polished brass._
   - _The lamp was footed, standing on three slender legs._
4. Composed of, or arranged into, metrical feet of a specified character or number.
   - Simple: Made of rhythm units called feet, which set the beat of a line of poetry.
   - _The ode is irregularly footed, its rhythm shifting from line to line._
   - _A tightly footed couplet closes each section of the poem._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of foot. — simple past and past participle of foot
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of foot. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The company footed the travel expenses for every delegate._
   - _He footed up the column of figures before closing the ledger._

## Origin

**Meaning 2** — Formed from "foot" combined with the suffix "-ed".
**Meanings 1, 3–4** — From Middle English "foted" (also "i-foted"), equivalent to "foot" plus the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/footed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).