afoot
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈfʊt/
- Rhymes: -ʊt
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.
- c. 1599-1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III scene ii:
- Hamlet: […] I prithee, when thou seest that act afoot, / Even with the very comment of thy soul / Observe mine uncle: […]
- 1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything
- 'Patience,' said Slartibartfast again. 'Great things are afoot.'
'That's what you said last time we met,' said Arthur.
'They were,' said Slartibartfast.
'Yes, that's true,' admitted Arthur.
- 'Patience,' said Slartibartfast again. 'Great things are afoot.'
- c. 1599-1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III scene ii:
Translations
means of locomotion, walking
support of the body, standing
in progress
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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
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