afoot adj

1 traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this morning" [syn: afoot(p)]

2 currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway" [syn: afoot(p), underway] adv : on foot; walking; "they went to the village afoot"; "quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback"

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

• /ʌˈfʊt/ (WEAE)

  Rhymes: -ʊt

Adverb

1. On foot.
2. In motion; in action; astir; in progress.

accidental, accompanying, ado, afloat, astir, by foot, circumstantial, current, doing, eventuating, footback, going on, happening, in full swing, in hand, in the wind, incidental, occasional, occurring, on, on foot, on footback, ongoing, passing, prevailing, prevalent, resultant, stirring, taking place, under way