Explore Afoot through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like moving or underway. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Afoot in a sentence
Afoot meaning
- On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
- On foot. (support of the body, standing)
- In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in progress.
Using Afoot
- The main meaning on this page is: On foot. (means of locomotion, walking) | On foot. (support of the body, standing) | In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in progress.
- Useful related words include: moving, underway, current.
- In the example corpus, afoot often appears in combinations such as: afoot to, are afoot, is afoot.
Context around Afoot
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 5 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Afoot
- In this selection, "afoot" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, things, slow, movements, isn, turn and especially stand out and add context to how "afoot" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also efforts afoot to earmark and attempt was afoot. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "afoot" sits close to words such as abrasive, adjournment and amalgamation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with afoot
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Or is there something else afoot? (6 words)
Cross below it, and trouble may be afoot. (8 words)
But let’s turn our attention to the grander scheme of things afoot. (13 words)
Each year millions of people are drawn to Surrey’s “views and beauty” as they search out rare habitats and ancient woodlands, not to mention locations from Hollywood hits, and now moves are afoot to protect even more of Surrey’s cultural heritage. (43 words)
Does he again have an elderly moment to remember that is what caused the politically instigated protests and that there is a view out there that mischief was afoot that caused the deaths of the three protesters? (37 words)
Moray Planning Ahead: An old cart house at Blairs farm is next in line for a new lease of life while plans are afoot turn turn at cottage at Burghead into a coffee takeaway. (34 words)
Or is there something else afoot? (6 words)
Does he again have an elderly moment to remember that is what caused the politically instigated protests and that there is a view out there that mischief was afoot that caused the deaths of the three protesters? (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
But let’s turn our attention to the grander scheme of things afoot.
He isn't the pass catching TE was expecting, slow afoot isn't a positive - will he be back in 2024 - doubtful.
In fact, there are serious movements afoot in many states to do away with income taxes.
Kenneth Branagh's third adaption of an Agatha Christie novel finds his detective character Hercule Poirot attending a seance in Venice, Italy, where (shocker!) a murder is afoot.
Moray Planning Ahead: An old cart house at Blairs farm is next in line for a new lease of life while plans are afoot turn turn at cottage at Burghead into a coffee takeaway.
Or is there something else afoot?
Plans are afoot to build a massive lithium-ion battery cell production facility in Geelong, a city located around an hour from Melbourne.
Recently, there's been a video blowing up on TikTok that has some people believing there's something supernatural afoot rather than plain old science.
Reports show plans are afoot to include Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the East African Community’s One Network Area, to increase the programme’s scope.
The only hint NightOwl gives to users that something’s afoot is a consent notice after they hit the download button, saying the app uses Google Analytics for anonymized tracking and bugs.
There are also efforts afoot to earmark some of the state’s revenue windfall for water and conservation projects, along with a climate resiliency fund.
With the colder weather afoot we all tend to take refuge in our homes for comfort and it can be very advantageous to have someone come in and help as needed.
Big plans are afoot for the city’s Infinity Park near Sinfin where it is hoped “investment zone” status could lead to huge rewards for Derby and its economy in the long term.
But change is also afoot in the civil service arm of the organisation, whose occupants are not political appointees but have to work closely with them.
But something else seems to be afoot, especially in the shadow of Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, which has taken over 28,000 lives and is showing no signs of letting up.
Cross below it, and trouble may be afoot.
Does he again have an elderly moment to remember that is what caused the politically instigated protests and that there is a view out there that mischief was afoot that caused the deaths of the three protesters?
Each year millions of people are drawn to Surrey’s “views and beauty” as they search out rare habitats and ancient woodlands, not to mention locations from Hollywood hits, and now moves are afoot to protect even more of Surrey’s cultural heritage.
Fans recall sensing something special was afoot when their fellow European qualifiers were thrashed in successive home wins in the autumn.
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo, took office in the early hours of January 15. The ceremony was delayed by 17 hours causing tension and fear that another coup attempt was afoot.
Common combinations with afoot
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- afoot to 22×
- are afoot 21×
- is afoot 13×
- afoot in 10×
- were afoot 9×
- afoot for 8×
- was afoot 7×
- be afoot 6×
- afoot and 5×
- afoot with 3×