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Webster 1913 Edition
Afoot
A-foot′
,adv.
[Pref.
a-
+ foot
.] 1.
On foot.
We ’ll walk
afoot
a while. Shakespeare
2.
Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.
The matter being
afoot
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Afoot
AFOOT'
,adv.
1.
On foot; borne by the feet; opposed to riding.2.
In action; in a state of being planned for execution; as, a design is afoot, or on foot.Definition 2024
afoot
afoot
English
Adverb
afoot (not comparable)
- On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
- On foot. (support of the body, standing)
- In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in progress.
Translations
means of locomotion, walking
support of the body, standing
in progress
Adjective
afoot (not comparable)
- That is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress.
- 2011, Maile Chapman, Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto: A Novel
- Sunny moves through these final days quickly, easily, buoyed by routine even though change is afoot in all directions.
- 2011, Maile Chapman, Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto: A Novel