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afoot

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a·foot  (-ft)
adv. & adj.
1. On foot; walking.
2. In the process of being carried out; astir: plans afoot to resign.

afoot
Adjective, adv
happening; in operation: I had no suspicion of what was afoot
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.afoot - traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this morning"
moving - in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine"
2.afootafoot - currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway"
current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
Adv.1.afoot - on foot; walking; "they went to the village afoot"; "quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback"

afoot
Translations
afoot [əˈfut] adv there is something afoot → algo se está tramando

afoot [əˈfut] adv there is something afoot → il se prépare quelque chose

afoot [əˈfut] adv there is something afoot → da ist etwas im Gang

afoot [əˈfut] adv there is something afoot → si sta preparando qualcosa

afoot
adv afoot [əˈfut]
in progress or happening There is a scheme afoot to improve recreational facilities in the area. aan die gang جَارِ в ход v přípravě, v běhu på vej; under opsejling im Gange σε προετοιμασία, στα σκαριά en marcha teoksil در حال انجام tekeillä en préparation מִתְרַקֵם जारी nešto se sprema sedang dilaksanakan í uppsiglingu, á seyði avviato 進行中の 진행중인, 도보로 vykdomas, įgyvendinamas notiekošs; darbībā / apgrozībā esošs dalam proses in voorbereiding; op gang i gang, i gjære em acção в действии v prúde, v činnosti u pripremi på gång, i görningen กำลังเกิดขึ้น; ในขณะนี้ hazırlık hâlinde 在進行中 у процесі підготовки رواں ، جاری đang tiến hành


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Next morning I was afoot early, bent on my quest in right good earnest; for I had a remorseful feeling that I had not been sufficiently diligent the day before, had spent too much time in dreaming and moralising, in which opinion I am afraid the reader will agree.
Your letter tells me that something special is afoot with you, for I find in it so much about paradise and spring and sweet odours and the songs of birds.
The better to do so, I went afoot, armed with a Henry rifle and carrying three days' rations in my haversack.
 
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