OXFORD 9000
📚 adv • entry_id 8454

afoot

/əˈfʊt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
de pie • en pie
On foot. (support of the body, standing)
en curso • en marcha
In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in progress.
Hamlet: […]I prithee, when thou seest that act afoot, / Even with the very comment of thy soul / Observe mine uncle:[…]
Possibly some chemical experiment was afoot; possibly----Well, it was no business of mine to speculate upon why he wanted it.
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