afoot

== English == === Etymology === From a- +‎ foot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈfʊt/ (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA(key): /əˈfʉt/ Rhymes: -ʊt === Adverb === afoot (not comparable) On foot. (means of locomotion, walking) Synonym: by foot On foot. (support of the body, standing) (figurative) In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in progress. Synonyms: awork, underway ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === afoot (not comparable) (predicative) That is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:in motion, Thesaurus:in action === References === “afoot”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === oofta