About The Word Afoot
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What's The Definition Of Afoot?
[adv] on foot; walking; "they went to the village afoot"; "quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Afoot: Related Terms | Find terms related to Afoot: 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 See Also | Afoot In Webster's Dictionary \A*foot"\, adv. [Pref. a- + foot.]
1. On foot.
We 'll walk afoot a while. --Shak.
2. Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.
The matter being afoot. --Shak.
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