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afoot
[ uh-foot ]
adverb
- on foot; walking:
I came afoot.
- astir; in progress:
There is mischief afoot.
afoot
/ əˈʊ /
adjective
- in circulation or operation; astir
mischief was afoot
- on or by foot
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
The price tags are higher than they should be, the inescapable muzak drones on and at my local supermarket, it seems as though a quiet conspiracy is afoot.
Although there are plans afoot for a possible TV or film adaptation of “Retreat,” Ritter is content to let her novel speak for itself.
A long convoy of armoured personnel tanks rolling through a Harare neighbourhood sparked concerns - for a brief moment - that a military coup was afoot in Zimbabwe.
More intrusive encounters require reasonable suspicion that a crime is afoot, according to the Congressional Research Service.
Police and Customs officials monitoring Chisholm were alerted that something might be afoot.
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