barefoot

CEFRB2

/ˈbɛɹfʊt/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not wearing shoes or socks.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of a vehicle on an icy road: not using snow chains.

Examples

  • He was so startled that he ran outside barefoot.

  • After taking off their shoes, socks and sandals at the doorway, the kids were barefoot.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Transmitting without the use of an amplifier.

  2. Wearing nothing on the feet.

More examples

In context

  • She likes to go barefoot in the summertime.

  • Shoemakers' children go barefoot.

  • It was firm enough to walk on, but Bradly took off his boots to preserve the leather from sea-water, and for the pleasure of barefoot walking on cool sand.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English barefote, barfot, from Old English bærfōt (“barefoot”), from Proto-West Germanic *baʀafōt, from Proto-Germanic *bazafōts (“barefoot”) equivalent to bare + foot. Cognate with Scots barefit (“barefoot”), Old Frisian berfōt ("barefoot"; modern Saterland Frisian boarfouts (“barefoot”, adverb)), Dutch barrevoets (“barefoot”, adverb), German barfuß (“barefoot”), Danish barfodet (“barefoot”), Swedish barfota (“barefoot”, adverb), Icelandic berfættur (“barefoot”), Yiddish באָרוועס (borves, “barefoot”).