Big changes are afoot.
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Afoot
//əˈfʊt//
Synonyms for "afoot" (69 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (21)
Related words (34)
Adjective(15 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
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Translations
23 translations across 12 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- عَلَى قَدَم وَسَاق adv (in progress)
Catalan
2 entries- dempeus adv (support of the body, standing)
- en curs adv (in progress)
Czech
3 entries- na nohách adv (support of the body, standing)
- v běhu adv (in progress)
- v běhu adv (in progress)
Dutch
2 entries- op komst adv (in progress)
- op til adv (in progress)
French
2 entries- debout adv (support of the body, standing)
- en cours adv (in progress)
Galician
1 entries- de pé adv (support of the body, standing)
German
2 entries- auf den Füssen adv (support of the body, standing)
- stehend adv (support of the body, standing)
Irish
2 entries- ar bun adv (in progress)
- ar siúl adv (in progress)
Italian
1 entries- in piedi adv (support of the body, standing)
Portuguese
1 entries- de pé adv (support of the body, standing)
Russian
2 entries- в движении adv (in progress)
- на ногах adv (support of the body, standing)
Spanish
4 entries- de pie adv (support of the body, standing)
- en curso adv (in progress)
- en marcha adv (in progress)
- en pie adv (support of the body, standing)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
"The game's afoot" is Holmes's laconic call to action.
Source: tatoeba (2040174)
There is a movement afoot and nobody is noticing it.
Source: tatoeba (4995865)
I sense a plot afoot.
Source: tatoeba (5753349)
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