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It originally meant "on the loose" or "taking flight" - literally (traveling) "on foot."
There is another connotation meaning "under way" (proceeding), as in "the plans are afoot for a new roadway."
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∙ 11y agoThe mostly archaic adjective "afoot" means moving about, active, or in progress.
More specifically it means "on foot" (walking).
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Another word for ongoing?
Afoot,under way, progressing
Is towards a word?
It is still classified as an adjective (imminent, afoot, in progress), but it is mostly archaic, and it is not used as an adjective in modern US English.Toward in modern use is a preposition meaning "in the direction of."
What is the origin of The game is afoot?
Expression is a classic from Sherlock Holmes.The expression was a "classic" some 287/288 years before the literary character Sherlock Holmes ever uttered the phrase.The expression is from William Shakespeare's 'Henry V'* … a story written circa 1598 about King Henry V of England, focusing on events immediately before and after the Battle of Agincourt (1415) during the Hundred Years' War.**The lines comes towards the end of a motivational monologue by King Henry V himself to his troops that is sometimes referred to as the 'once more into the breach' speech.I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, straining upon the start. The game's afoot! Follow your spirit, and upon this charge cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!* Its full titles are The Cronicle History of Henry the Fifth (in the First Quartotext) and The Life of Henry the Fifth (in the First Folio text).** The "Hundred Years War" is actually a misnomer… the war actually lasted some 116 years.
How do you spell mean?
Mean
What do the hardens mean mean?
The haudensaunee mean irguios
What does 'hoofed it' mean?
Hoofed it or hoofing means afoot, or walking.
How to Use afoot in a sentence?
Plans afoot for Egypt poultry projectEffort afoot to allow guns on campuses
When was Something's Afoot created?
Something's Afoot was created in 1976.
What is 199-12 inches as afoot?
199-12 inches as afoot = 187
What does it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good mean?
shifty doings are afoot,
How would you use afoot in a sentence?
The Townes Van Zandt song "Frisco Depot" uses the word "afoot". Here is his lyric... " When you're afoot, there's nothing as fast as a train."
What rhymes with afoot?
soot
What are the release dates for Fun Afoot - 1928?
Fun Afoot - 1928 was released on: USA: 18 March 1928
How bad is dogs pees how much vacteria it has?
If you mean bacteria-- like all urine, unless there is an infection afoot, it is sterile.
How many inches are in afoot?
12
What actors and actresses appeared in There Are Cold Toes Afoot - 2008?
The cast of There Are Cold Toes Afoot - 2008 includes: Mary Odbert
What is a word that means something is in play?
afoot
