əˈ- adverb (or adjective)
Etymology: Middle English afote, from a- (I) + fote, dative of fot foot — more at foot
1. : on foot
traveling afoot
quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback — American Guide Series: Tennessee
2. : up and about : not bedridden
she is afoot again, after her short illness
3.
a. : on the move : in action : astir
there's trouble afoot
he knew that something out of the ordinary was afoot — Hamilton Basso
b. : under way : in progress
there was much work afoot everywhere
a plan to set afoot a new network of highways