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on foot en · ADP

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English on fote, from Old English on fōte (“on foot”), equivalent to on + foot.

Meanings

  1. On one's feet; walking, jogging or running but not in a vehicle or on the back of an animal.
    • The pub's not far: let's go on foot.
    • At the same time, the encroachment of vegetation proceeds apace, and broom and brambles have already made portions of the line impassable, even on foot. 1949 November and December, “Notes and News: Festiniog and Welsh Highland Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 408:
  2. (archaic) On the move; astir.
  3. In progress or in preparation; active, in operation.
    • [W]ithin a short time it was generally believed at Naples, that a treaty of marriage was on foot between Zeluco and the young lady in question […]. 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 113:
    • ‘I didn't know anything of this sort was on foot.’ Brangwen smiled awkwardly. 1921, DH Lawrence, Women in Love, Vintage, published 2008, page 250:

Synonyms

by foot (walking, jogging or running) · on the hoof · afoot (walking, jogging or running)

Translations (103)

xal йовһар (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · cmn 走路 (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ga de shiúl na gcos (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · av лъелго (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · nb til fots (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · vi đi chân (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · fi jalkaisin (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · el με τα πόδια (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · az piyada (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · hy հետիոտն (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · sv till fots (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · pl pieszo (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ast a pie (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ja 歩いて (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · be пехато́й (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ce гӏаш (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · bg пеш (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · mk пешки (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · uk піхо́тою (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · lt pėsčiomis (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ja 徒歩で (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · arn namutu (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ur پیدل (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ar مَاشِيًا (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · hu gyalog (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · pl na piechotę (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · nl te voet (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · hy ոտքով (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ast pedestre (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ru пешо́чком (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · sk pešo (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · pt a pé (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · gl a pé (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · tr yayan (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · crh cayav (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · sh pȅškē (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ba йәйәү (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · kk жаяулап (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · tt җәяү (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · izh jalkaisin (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · he בָּרֶגֶל (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · gv ry-chosh (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · az gəzə-gəzə (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · grc πεζῇ (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · pl piechotą (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · cmn 步行 (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · cy ar eich deudroed (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · de zu Fuß (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · es a patatín (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ca a peu (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · it a piedi (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · be пе́шшу (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · et jala (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · de auf Schusters Rappen (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · be пяшко́м (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · es pedestremente (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · la pedes (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ru пешко́м (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · nn til fots (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · dsb pěšy (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · rom telal (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · uk пі́хом (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · eo piede (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · fi jalan (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · hi पैदल (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ka ქვეითად (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · bg пеша́ (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · tk pyýada (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · fa پیاده (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · mi haere pakituri (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · vi đi bộ (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · rsk пешо (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · tg пиёда (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ky жөө (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · cmn 徒步 (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · da til fods (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · cs pěšky (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ga de chois (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ka ფეხით (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · te నడుస్తూ (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · kk жаяу (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ro pe jos (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · sh пе̏шке̄ (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · sh пје̏шке̄ (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · cy ar gerdded (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · mi pakituri (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · vi cuốc bộ (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ko 걸어서 (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · is ganga (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · uz piyoda (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · es a pie (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · sl peš (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · io pedirante (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · is fótgangandi (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ang on fōtum (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · uk пі́шки (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · ga de shiúl cos (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · lv kājām (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · he רַגְלִי (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · sh pjȅškē (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · fr à pied (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · uz yayov (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot) · scn a pedi (walking, jogging, running — see also afoot)