afoot
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7.2
- adjective
- /əˈfʊt/
:
en marcha
- There was something afoot, and she knew what it was.
- changes afoot
- conspiracy was afoot
- revolution is afoot
And I, yeah, just such exciting times afoot for us all.
- And I, yeah, just such exciting times afoot for us all.
- And now the mystery is, as we often say, afoot, right.
- So, Adam, I don't know if you know this, but the culture war is afoot.
- And when this happens, if there are any toxic dynamics afoot, the loss of individuation can happen fast and furious.
Examples
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There is, however, a movement afoot to accept parents as partners in education.
Academic text (1992) -
There were tremendous changes afoot in British society.
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And I, yeah, just such exciting times afoot for us all.
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Trouble is afoot in our House of the Lord.
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Once again, a global movement is afoot to free the world of nuclear weapons.
Academic text (2011) -
Michael knew there was serious business afoot, just by looking at him.
Fiction book (1993) -
There is a profound change afoot in the economy today.
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There's change afoot, profound change, and we must recognize it and deal with it.
Academic text (1994) -
Just as ominous, there's a movement afoot to punish judges for decisions that offend political partisans.
Blog text (27) -
There are exciting developments afoot in the world of technology.
Synonyms
401
3.5
Still happening and not finished
336
4.1
Happening right now
6
3.0
Already started and continuing now
Moving forward or making progress slowly and steadily
Antonyms
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Afoot also came to mean 'happening' or 'in progress' because the same parts a- and foot gave the image of something already 'on foot' and moving. That's why when plans or trouble are afoot, we mean they are happening now or being set up.