barefoot

adverb or adjective

bare·​foot ˈber-ˌfu̇t How to pronounce barefoot (audio)
variants or barefooted
: with the feet bare
walked barefoot
barefoot boy, with cheek of tanJ. G. Whittier

Examples of barefoot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web She’s wrapped in a gauzy shawl and curled up barefoot on a couch, far more subdued and cordial in person than her feisty persona, both onscreen and online, might suggest. Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024 In the end, de Hales agreed to abjure the realm, which meant walking, barefoot, to the port of Chester, a hundred and thirty miles away, holding a wooden cross and wearing sackcloth, and taking a ship across the Irish Sea, never to return. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024 Stepping out barefoot and donning a patchwork jacket dress, Musgraves received an introduction from host Sydney Sweeney before opening with the a stirring rendition of her new project’s title track. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2024 In a video shot by an NBC News team on the ground, several dozen Palestinians — some wrapped in jackets and others barefoot — are seen waiting as workers prepared large cauldrons of soup with pasta shells to hand out. NBC News, 20 Jan. 2024 Kevin Mull testified to finding the 40-year-old lying in the fetal position on the sidewalk, barefoot and blue. Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2024 Some people are slicing their shoes apart to walk barefoot in public. USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2024 An iconic Mass Appeal cover from 2013 depicted Miller walking barefoot alongside Q on train tracks in a hauntingly lovely and innocent image. Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024 Prince Harry and Prince Archie were both barefoot in the shot, which further confirmed that Archie inherited his father’s red hair! Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of barefoot was before the 12th century

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“Barefoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barefoot. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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barefoot

adverb or adjective
bare·​foot -ˌfu̇t How to pronounce barefoot (audio)
variants or barefooted
: with the feet bare : without shoes

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