afoot
зворушливий
рабочий, рабочие, рабочая
bewegend, rührend
Walking or running; using the feet for locomotion, as opposed to on horseback or…Walking or running; using the feet for locomotion, as opposed to on horseback or riding in a vehicle.
/əˈfʊt/
» I believe there is something suspicious afoot.
Kar1na · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(not comparable, predicative)Walking or running; using the feet for locomotion, as opposed to on horseback or riding in a vehicle.
(not comparable, predicative)That is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress.
currently in progress
Examples
14 sentencesI believe there is something suspicious afoot.
I suspect some funny business is afoot.
David's company stood afoot for a while, then failed.
There is a movement afoot and nobody is noticing it.
Big changes are afoot.