afoot

Adjective · Adverb
US[uh-foot]/əˈfʊt/2 syllables
Synonyms: underway

Open English WordNet

Adverb (1)

  1. on foot; walking“they went to the village afoot”“quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback”

Adjective (2)

  1. traveling by foot“she was afoot when I saw her this morning”Opposite nonmovingSimilar moving
  2. currently in progress“there is mischief afoot”“plans are afoot”“preparations for the trial are underway”Synonyms: underwayOpposite noncurrentSimilar current
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

A·foot′ (…), adverb

Origin: Pref. a- + foot.

1. On foot.

We 'll walk afoot a while.— William Shakespeare

2. Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.

The matter being afoot.— William Shakespeare

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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