A-fo͝ot', adv.

(27), adv. [Prefix a and foot.] 1. On foot. “We'll walk afoot a while.” Shak. He distinguished himself as a sick-nurse till his poor comrade got afoot again. Carlyle. 2. In action; in a condition for action, or in a state of being planned for execution; as, a design is afoot. “The tyrant's power afoot.” Shak.