Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

booted

/ˈbutɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: boot-ed
IPA: /ˈbutɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wearing a boot or boots.

adj

Having a wheel clamp, also known as a boot, on one or multiple tyres.

American usage

verb

simple past and past participle of boot

Example Sentences

"a booted foot"
"1640, George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum; or, Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, etc., in The Remains of that Sweet Singer of the Temple George Herbert, London: Pickering, 1841, p. 142, They that are booted are not always ready."
"He was hatted, booted, overcoated, and umbrellaed, as became a person who was about to expose himself to the night and the storm on an errand of charity […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *bautaną Frankish *bautander.? Old French botebor. Middle English bote English boot Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English booted From boot + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbutɪd/
British English: /ˈbuːtɪd/

Usage

American usage

Derived Forms

unbooted

Phrases

booted eagle booted warbler Chelsea-booted jack-booted jack booted suited and booted suited-booted

Synonyms

bebooted

Rhymes With

suited recruited muted polluted routed undisputed reputed refuted commuted uprooted saluted rerouted

Questions

How do you pronounce booted?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbutɪd/.
What does booted mean?: Wearing a boot or boots.
Where does booted come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *bautaną Frankish *bautander.? Old French botebor. Middle English bote English boot Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English booted From boot + -ed.

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