afoot

Definition

On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)

Etymology

From a- + foot.

Example Sentences

• "Is it fit, let your mightyship say, / That I, like some pitiful flirt, / Should tarry within doors all day, / Or else trudge it afoot in the dirt?"
• ""The dogs were no sooner let loose, than the hare was afoot."
• "Hamlet: […]I prithee, when thou seest that act afoot, / Even with the very comment of thy soul / Observe mine uncle:[…]"