: the part of an item of footwear on which the sole rests and upon which the wearer treads

SOLE definition: being the only one; only. See examples of sole used in a sentence.

SOLE definition: 1. being one only; single: 2. not shared with anyone else: 3. the bottom part of the foot that…. Learn more.

1. Being the only one: the sole survivor of the crash. 2. Of or relating to only one individual or group; exclusive: She took sole command of the ship.

Generally speaking, they are members of the family Soleidae, but, outside Europe, the name sole is also applied to various other similar flatfish, especially other members of the sole suborder …

sole /səʊl/ n ( pl sole, soles) any tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, esp Solea solea (European sole): most common in warm seas and highly valued as food fishes

Dec 30, 2025 · sole (third-person singular simple present soles, present participle soling, simple past and past participle soled) (transitive) To put a sole on a shoe or a boot.

Definition of sole noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

SOLE meaning: 1 : only or single; 2 : belonging only to the person or group specified

The sole of your foot or of a shoe or sock is the underneath surface of it. ...shoes with rubber soles. He had burned the sole of his foot.