She is five feet in height.

[Shie0605]

She is five feet in height.

I found the sentence in a dictionary. ( "快譯通 MD8100" )
Is the phrase "in height" an adjective or an adverb?
Thanks.

 

[Tarheel]

More natural would be "She is five feet tall."

I would say it's an adjective.

Does that help you understand the sentence better?

 

[Rover_KE]

Is the phrase "in height" an adjective or an adverb?

Who is making you choose one or the other?

 

[emsr2d2]

She is five feet in height.

I found the sentence in a dictionary. Please tell us which dictionary and which single word you were looking up at the time.

("快譯通 MD8100") I have no idea what the Chinese characters or the numbers mean.

Is the phrase "in height" an adjective or an adverb? It's not a phrase. It's simply two words.

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Please note my corrections above. Once you've provided the source and answered Rover's question in post #3, we'll be able to help you further.
For information, in BrE, we'd say either "She's five foot tall" or "She's five feet tall".