a footとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /əˈfʊt/
• 韻: -ʊt

副詞

afoot (not comparable)

1. On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
2. On foot. (support of the body, standing)
3. In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in progress.
   • c. 1599-1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III scene ii^[1]:

     Hamlet: […] I prithee, when thou seest that act afoot, / Even with the very comment of thy soul / Observe mine uncle: […]

   • 1913, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Poison Belt‎^[2]:

     Possibly some chemical experiment was afoot; possibly----Well, it was no business of mine to speculate upon why he wanted it.

   • 1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything:

     'Patience,' said Slartibartfast again. 'Great things are afoot.'
     'That's what you said last time we met,' said Arthur.
     'They were,' said Slartibartfast.
     'Yes, that's true,' admitted Arthur.

形容詞

afoot (not comparable)

1. (predicative) That is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress.
   • 2011, Maile Chapman, Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto: A Novel

     Sunny moves through these final days quickly, easily, buoyed by routine even though change is afoot in all directions.

   • 2019 October, James Abbott, “Esk Valley revival”, in Modern Railways, page 76:

     Now there are plans afoot to introduce a couple of extra trains to the timetable in December, with the long-term goal of a doubling of the service to eight trains a day.