Past tense of foot
regular verb
The past tense of foot is footed. The past participle is also footed.
Forms of foot
| Base form (V1) | foot /fʊt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | footed /ˈfʊtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | footed /ˈfʊtɪd/ |
| Present participle | footing /ˈfʊtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | foots /fʊts/ |
Footed in a sentence
- Footed pajamas are good as well, especially once your baby starts to crawl and roll around.2008, Eva Marie Stasiak, “Facts of Life”, in Your New Baby: Insider Secrets to Save Thousands on All Your Baby’s Needs, Atlantic…. From the entry footed
- Inside is one cozy room, half the kitchen area taken up by an ornate footed stove.1990, Sharlene Baker, Finding Signs, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 140. From the entry footed
- Perhaps the earliest drawing of a dragon, a footed snake with a humanoid head, apparently dated from the third millennium b.c.e.2002, James H. Bunn, “Natural Forms of Carrier Waves in Traditional Cultures”, in Wave Forms: A Natural Syntax for Rhythmic Language…. From the entry footed
- Engines to be made as sure footed as possible by high factors of adhesion, sensitive regulator, and efficient sanding gear.1951 July, “British Standard Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 439. From the entry sure-footed
- At times like this, he buttled when Spriggan the butler was not on duty, or if an extra hand was needed, he footed as well.2000, Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum. From the entry buttle
Meaning of foot
- noun A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- noun Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
- noun Travel by walking.
Questions about the past tense of foot
- What is the past tense of foot?
- The past tense of foot is footed.
- What is the past participle of foot?
- The past participle of foot is footed.
- Is foot a regular or irregular verb?
- Foot is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: foot (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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