EGAVE

afoot

About 0.77 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adverb On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
  2. adverb On foot. (support of the body, standing)
  3. adverb In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in progress.
  4. adjective Walking or running; using the feet for locomotion, as opposed to on horseback or riding in a vehicle.
  5. adjective That is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress.

Similar words

walking moving underway current walk happening ahead feet-first afield afoam

Often followed by

to in and for or with that by on

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