afoot

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈfʊt/

Adverb

afoot (not comparable)

1. On foot. means of locomotion, walking
2. On foot. support of the body, standing
3. In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in progress.
   • circa 1599-1601 William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III scene ii:

     smallcaps Hamlet: […] I prithee, when thou seest that act afoot, / Even with the very comment of thy soul / Observe mine uncle: […]

Translations

• French: à pied
• German: zu Fuß
• Portuguese: a pé
• Russian: пешко́м
• Spanish: a pie, andando, en curso

Translations

• French: debout
• German: auf de Füssen
• Italian: in piedi
• Portuguese: de pé
• Russian: на ноги
• Spanish: en pie, de pie

Translations

• French: en cours
• Russian: в движение
• Spanish: en marcha, en curso

Adjective

afoot (not comparable)

1. (predicative) That is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress.
   • 2011, Maile Chapman, Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto: A Novel ↗

     Sunny moves through these final days quickly, easily, buoyed by routine even though change is afoot in all directions.

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