Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

by foot

/bai ˈfʊt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables: by -foot
IPA: /bai ˈfʊt/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

walking, jogging or running but not in a vehicle or on the back of an animal

Etymology

From Middle English be-fote, equivalent to by + foot.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: be-fote

Synonyms

afoot on foot

Questions

How do you pronounce by foot?: The recorded pronunciation is /bai ˈfʊt/.
What does by foot mean?: walking, jogging or running but not in a vehicle or on the back of an animal
Where does by foot come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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