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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Afoot \A*foot"\, adv. [Pref. a- + foot.]
     1. On foot.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We 'll walk afoot a while.            --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The matter being afoot.               --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Afoot \A*foot"\, adv. [Pref. a- + foot.]
     1. On foot.
  
              We 'll walk afoot a while.            --Shak.
  
     2. Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.
  
              The matter being afoot.               --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  afoot
       adj 1: traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this
              morning" [syn: afoot(p)]
       2: currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are
          afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway" [syn: afoot(p),
           underway]
       adv : on foot; walking; "they went to the village afoot"; "quail
             are hunted either afoot or on horseback"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  afoot
     a.
     (q: predicative) That is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress.
     adv.
     1 on foot. (gloss: means of locomotion, walking)
     2 on foot. (gloss: support of the body, standing)
     3 (lb en figurative) In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in
  progress.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  afoot
     a.
     (q: predicative) That is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress.
     adv.
     1 on foot. (gloss: means of locomotion, walking)
     2 on foot. (gloss: support of the body, standing)
     3 (lb en figurative) In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in
  progress.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  afoot
     a.
     (q: predicative) That is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress.
     adv.
     1 on foot. (gloss: means of locomotion, walking)
     2 on foot. (gloss: support of the body, standing)
     3 (lb en figurative) In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in
  progress.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  afoot
     a.
     (q: predicative) That is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress.
     adv.
     1 on foot. (gloss: means of locomotion, walking)
     2 on foot. (gloss: support of the body, standing)
     3 (lb en figurative) In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in
  progress.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  afoot
     Englanti adv.
     jalkaisin, jalan

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  afoot
     Engelska adv.
     till fots

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  afoot /ɐfˈʊt/
  te voet

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Afoot /ɐfˈʊt/
  على قدم وساق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  afoot //əˈfʊt// 
  на крак, пеша

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  afoot /ɐfˈʊt/ 
  probíhající

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  afoot /ɐfˈʊt/ 
  pěšky

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  afoot /ɐfˈʊt/ 
  jdoucí pěšky

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  afoot /ɐfˈʊt/
  im Gange 
        "There are plans afoot to sell the building."  - Es ist geplant, das Gebäude zu verkaufen.
        "Change is afoot."  - Es kommt Bewegung in die Sache.
        "Moves are afoot in Belgium to decriminalize shoplifting if a certain de minimis limit is not exceeded."  - In Belgien sind Bestrebungen im Gange, Ladendiebstahl unterhalb einer Bagatellgrenze straffrei zu stellen.
     Synonyms: under way, toward
  
   see: be afoot
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  afoot /ɐfˈʊt/
  
  στα σκαριά

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  afoot //əˈfʊt// 
  jalan
  means of locomotion, walking

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  afoot /ɐfˈʊt/ 
  1. ज़ारी
        "Plans to change our time table are afoot."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  afoot /ɐfˈʊt/
  pješice, pješke, u pokretu, u radu, u toku

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  afoot /ɐfˈʊt/
  1. gyalogos
  2. mozgásban
  3. folyamatban

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  afoot /əˈfʊt/ 
    szykowany

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  afoot /ɐfˈʊt/  
  1. a pé
  2. em execução, em progresso
  3. andando

From English-Serbian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-srp ]

  afoot /əfut/
  песма, пешице, пјесма, пјешице

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  afoot //əˈfʊt// 
  till fots
  means of locomotion, walking

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  afoot /ɐfˈʊt/
  1. ayakta
  2. yataktan kalkmış
  3. hareket halinde, ilerlemekte.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈfʊt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "afoot":
     accidental, accompanying, ado, afloat, astir, by foot,
     circumstantial, current, doing, eventuating, footback, going on,
     happening, in full swing, in hand, in the wind, incidental,
     occasional, occurring, on, on foot, on footback, ongoing, passing,
     prevailing, prevalent, resultant, stirring, taking place,
     under way
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 用徒步,在准备中,在进行中;
  ad. 用徒步,在准备中,在进行中;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 徒步的,在准备中,在进行中的
     ad. 在准备中,在进行中

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