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The meaning of the English word "foot" and how you use it

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foot
(noun) what you stand on; feet
Sami

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Sami is a native French speaker, French-English translator and localizer originally from Paris. He studied English literature in Istanbul, Turkey, before working in translation and traveling full-time.
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My foot is sore .
She put her foot in the water .
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Snowboarding Love
when a boarder changes which foot is forward .
The Dos & Don'ts of Running
with your , your foot in front of your knee and really way in front of your hip .
The Dos & Don'ts of Running
from the time it takes for your center of mass of your body to get over your foot , you 're actually losing energy .
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foot
(noun) a unit of measurement used in the US; 12 inches
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Aline has a bachelor's degree in Travel & Hospitality and worked in the aviation industry for almost 20 years. She lives in São Paulo, Brazil and is now a full-time translator and localizer.
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I just need a foot more room .
Each piece of wood was a foot long .
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Sport Science: Should Golfers Swing like Happy Gilmore?
at the end of a 4 foot long stick traveling 100 miles an hour
Crazy News Stories!
A ten foot long Florida gator . As Brian Peabody snapped photos , the reptile gracefully and silently approached the cat .
Business English: Warehousing and Inventory
Your product is purchased by MSW and warehoused in our 100 , 000 square foot facility on the northwest side of Indianapolis .
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set...foot
(verb) (infinitive) to enter; to step into
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Sami

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Sami is a native French speaker, French-English translator and localizer originally from Paris. He studied English literature in Istanbul, Turkey, before working in translation and traveling full-time.
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You may not set foot in this room .
I would like to set foot in another country .
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The Legend Of Sarila - Movie Trailer
a land that only the pure of heart can set foot and gather its abundance .
Tour the World's Largest Treehouse
But without the funds to fix it , it's possible no one will ever be allowed to set foot inside this forest mansion again .
Do-It-Yourself with Ron Swanson
You are the first non - me to set foot in this building in ten years .
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is...getting...off...on...the...wrong...foot
(verb) (present continuous) (he / she / it) to begin badly

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She is getting off on the wrong foot with that new job as she just insulted the boss .
He is getting off on the wrong foot in his marriage by making his wife angry .
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Wobbly Alpaca
But their little girl is getting off on the wrong foot .
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gets...started...on...the...right...foot
(expression) (present) (he / she / it) to begin doing something in a way that is likely to succeed variations: gets off on the right foot, gets started off on the right foot
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Kanako has an AAS in administrative office technology. She is a native Japanese speaker and studied English literature prior to moving to the U.S. She has also taken correspondence courses in EN-JP translation and works as a translator/localizer which involves tasks such as editing machine translations and localizing web contents. She has also worked as an in-person interpreter for businesses based in Japan.
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Good coffee gets the morning started on the right foot .
Being early gets the meeting started on the right foot .
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