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afoot
adverb or adjective \ə-ˈfu̇t\
: developing or happening now : in progress
Full Definition of AFOOT
1
: on foot
2
: in the process of development : under way <a plan is afoot to build a new school>
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First Known Use of AFOOT
13th century
Rhymes with AFOOT
barefoot, bigfoot, birthroot, Blackfoot, board foot, claw-foot, clubfoot, cocksfoot, coltsfoot, crow's-foot, cube root, enroot, forefoot, hard put, hotfoot, input, kaput, on foot, outfoot, output, prop root, Rajput, redroot, shot put, snakeroot, splayfoot, square root, squawroot, taproot, throughput, trench foot, uproot, webfoot
AFOOT Defined for Kids
afoot
adverb or adjective \ə-ˈfu̇t\
Definition of AFOOT for Kids
1
: on foot <traveled afoot>
2
: happening now : going on <We sensed that there was trouble afoot.>
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