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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 [əˈfʊt]
adj (postpositive)
adv
1. in circulation or operation; astir mischief was afoot
2. on or by foot
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.afoot - traveling by footafoot - 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.afoot - currently in progressafoot - 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 footafoot - on foot; walking; "they went to the village afoot"; "quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback"

afoot
adjective going on, happening, current, operating, abroad, brewing, hatching, circulating, up (informal), about, in preparation, in progress, afloat, in the wind, on the go (informal), astir We all knew that something awful was afoot.
Translations
afoot [əˈfʊt] ADV there is something afootalgo se está tramando
there is a plan afoot to remove himexiste un plan para apearlo
to set a scheme afootponer un proyecto en marcha, poner una idea en movimiento

afoot [əˈfʊt] adv
there is something afoot → il se prépare quelque chose
moves are afoot to ... → des manœuvres ont été mises sur pieds pour ...

afoot
advim Gange; there is something afootda ist etwas im Gange; what’s afoot?was geht hier vor?

afoot [əˈfʊt] adj & advin preparazione, in corso
there's trouble afoot → ci sono guai in vista
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 olla käynnissä en préparation מִתְרַקֵם जारी nešto se sprema sedang dilaksanakan í uppsiglingu, á seyði avviato 進行中の 진행 중에 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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