afoot

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈfʊt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈfʊt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə fŏŏt)


afoot
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Sense: Walking
Synonyms:
on foot, hiking Collocations, marching, on shank's mare, walking Collocations, on shanks's pony (slang), trekking Collocations, strolling, wandering Collocations, itinerant, ambulant, ambulatory, peripatetic, roving, by foot
Antonyms:
by car, by horse, by bus, by bike, by train, on horseback
Sense: In preparation
Synonyms:
in progress, stirring Collocations, going on, brewing, forthcoming Collocations, hatching, advancing, being prepared, in its first stages, in embryo, astir, abroad Collocations, in action, getting ready, in the air, in the cards, cooking Collocations, up Collocations, in preparation, happening Collocations, in the wind (slang), occurring
Antonyms:
finished Collocations, completed, ended, over Collocations, done Collocations, delayed Collocations, suspended


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