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Meaning of on foot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. On one's feet; walking, jogging or running but not in a vehicle or on the back of an animal.
  2. On the move; astir.
    archaic
  3. In progress or in preparation; active, in operation.

Equivalents

العربية مَاشِيًا
Čeština pěšky
Ελληνικά με τα πόδια
Français à pied
हिन्दी पैदल
Italiano a piedi
日本語 徒歩で 歩いて
한국어 걸어서
Nederlands te voet
Português a pé
Svenska till fots
Türkçe yayan
Українська пішки
Tiếng Việt cuốc bộ đi bộ

Examples

“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.”
“[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 […].”
“‘I didn't know anything of this sort was on foot.’ Brangwen smiled awkwardly.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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