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Meaning of
'Afoot'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Afoot
[
adv.
]
- On foot.
- Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.
Meaning of 'Afoot' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
afoot
[
r
]
Meaning (1):
- on foot; walking
Example in sentence:
quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback;
they went to the village afoot
2 .
afoot
[
s
]
Meaning (2):
- currently in progress
Example in sentence:
plans are afoot;
preparations for the trial are underway;
there is mischief afoot
Meaning (3):
- traveling by foot
Example in sentence:
she was afoot when I saw her this morning
Nearby Words:
afoam
afore
aforecited
aforegoing
aforehand
aforementioned
aforenamed
aforesaid
aforethought
aforetime
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