afoot

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ foot.

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.

Translations

means of locomotion, walking

Catalan: a peu
Dutch: te voet, lopend (nl)
Finnish: jalan (fi)
French: à pied (fr)

German: zu Fuß (de)
Interlingue: a pedes, in eada
Portuguese: a pé (pt)
Russian: пешко́м (ru) (peškóm)
Spanish: a pie (es), andando (es), en curso

support of the body, standing

Catalan: dempeus (ca)
French: debout (fr)
German: auf de Füssen

Italian: in piedi
Portuguese: de pé (pt)
Russian: на ногах (na nogax)
Spanish: en pie, de pie

in progress

Arabic: عَلَى قَدَم وَسَاق‎ (ʿalā qadam wasāq)
Catalan: en curs
Dutch: op til, op komst
French: en cours (fr)

Irish: ar bun
Russian: в движении (v dviženii)
Spanish: en marcha (es), en curso

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Bulgarian: пеша, на крак

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.

Anagrams

oofta

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