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- [uh-foo t]
- /əˈfʊt/
- /əˈfʊt/
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- [uh-foo t]
- /əˈfʊt/
Definitions of afoot word
- adjective afoot If you say that a plan or scheme is afoot, it is already happening or being planned, but you do not know much about it. 3
- adjective afoot in circulation or operation; astir 3
- adjective afoot on or by foot 3
- adverb afoot on foot; walking 3
- adverb afoot in motion or operation; in progress; astir 3
- noun afoot In preparation or progress; happening or beginning to happen. 1
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Origin of afoot
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
First recorded in 1175-1225, afoot is from the Middle English word a fote, on fote. See a-1, foot
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Parts of speech for Afoot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
afoot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
afoot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for afoot
adj afoot
- hiking — to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- walking — considered as a person who can or does walk or something that walks: The hospital is caring for six walking patients. He's walking proof that people can lose weight quickly.
- on foot — (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- astir — awake and out of bed
- cooking — Cooking is food which has been cooked.
adjective afoot
- happening — something that happens; occurrence; event.
- occurring — to happen; take place; come to pass: When did the accident occur?
- up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- in the works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- stirring — rousing, exciting, or thrilling: a stirring speech.
Antonyms for afoot
Top questions with afoot
- what does afoot mean?
- mischief thou art afoot take thou what course thou wilt?
- what does the game is afoot mean?