toe in
To stand or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of each foot incline toward the…To stand or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of each foot incline toward the other.
» She has her toes in the water.
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2 sensesTo stand or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of each foot incline toward the other.
To align the front wheels of a vehicle so that they point slightly toward each other.
Examples
10 sentencesShe has her toes in the water.
Tom hiked his skirt up to mid-thigh and dipped his toes in the water.
Mary buried her toes in the warm sand.
ruМэри погрузила пальцы ног в тёплый песок. — Wezel
deMaria grub ihre Zehen in den warmen Sand. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Should you wear open-toed shoes in summer?
Someone stepped on my toe in the crowded bus.
Forms
toes in, toeing in, toed in, toed inPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.