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Dictionary: a·foot   (ə-fʊt') pronunciation
adv. & adj.
  1. On foot; walking.
  2. In the process of being carried out; astir: plans afoot to resign.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: traveling by foot
  Synonym: walking

Meaning #2: currently in progress
  Synonym: underway


The adverb afoot has one meaning:

Meaning #1: on foot; walking


Translations: Afoot
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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - fremme, oppe i tiden
adj. - fremme, oppe i tiden

Nederlands (Dutch)
gaande

Français (French)
adv. - à pied, sur pied
adj. - à pied, sur pied

Deutsch (German)
adv. - auf den Beinen, im Gange
adj. - auf den Beinen, im Gange

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - επί ποδός, σε ξεσήκωμα, (ΗΠΑ) πεζή, με τα πόδια
adj. - επικείμενος, που μαγειρεύεται

Italiano (Italian)
a piedi, in marcia, (fig.) in corso

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - em ação, em progresso, a pé
adj. - andando

Русский (Russian)
в движение, в действие

Español (Spanish)
adv. - a pie, en marcha
adj. - a pie, en marcha

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - i rörelse, i gång
adj. - i rörelse, i gång

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
徒步地, 在进行中, 步行地, 活动着, 徒步的, 在进行中的, 步行的, 活动着的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 徒步地, 在進行中, 步行地, 活動著
adj. - 徒步的, 在進行中的, 步行的, 活動著的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 걸어서, 발생하여
adj. - 움직이는

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 進行中で
adj. - 徒歩で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) مشيا على ألأقدام, جاريا مجراه (صفه) ماشيا على ألأقدام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בהכנה, בפעולה, בתנועה, על הרגליים‬
adj. - ‮מתרחש, מתקדם, עומד על רגליו‬


 
 
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