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walk(verb)/wɔːk/ /wɔːk/Verb Forms- to move or go somewhere by putting one foot in front of the other on the ground, but without running
- The baby is just learning to walk.
- He may not be able to walk again.
- ‘How did you get here?’ ‘I walked.’
- He walked slowly away from her.
- The door opened and Jo walked in.
- She missed the bus and had to walk home.
- He turned and walked away.
- He started to walk away from me, but quickly returned.
- People walking past were staring at him.
- You don't mind walking back, do you?
- It looks like a nice place to walk around.
- He walks over to the window and looks out.
- I just happened to be walking by.
- We walked along in silence for a while.
- I ignored him and walked on.
- I always walk to school.
- Taking a deep breath, she walked into the room.
- He immediately got up and walked out of the room.
- I walked in the door and looked around.
- He walked out the door, got in his car, and drove off.
- He greeted her as she walked through the door.
- I was walking down the street when I suddenly felt ill.
- The school is within easy walking distance of the train station.
- They walked the dark streets of Los Angeles.
- Children here walk several miles to school.
- She walked the short distance to her flat.
Extra Examples- Due to his illness, he can no longer walk unaided.
- He walked home from school.
- I got up and walked calmly out into the early evening.
- Jake was walking some way ahead.
- She had no sandals and walked barefoot.
- She walked cautiously up the drive towards the door.
- The couple walked hand in hand along the beach.
- When she walked onstage, the audience started screaming.
- humans' ability to walk upright
- A couple were walking hand in hand along the path.
- He walked straight past me when I called.
- How long does it take them to walk to school?
- I had to walk all the way home.
- The hotel is within easy walking distance of the beach.
- They walked barefoot through the cool grass.
- Try walking up the stairs instead of taking the elevator.
- Women have to walk several miles each day to get water.
- to spend time walking for pleasure
- I like an active holiday, so I walk.
- She's started to go walking.
- We're going walking in the mountains this summer.
- I walked across Scotland with a friend.
- They love walking the moors.
Extra Examples- For our holiday we went walking in the Lake District.
- Have you ever walked the Pennine Way?
- We went walking by the waterfront.
- to go somewhere with somebody on foot, especially in order to make sure they get there safely
- He always walked her home.
- I walked him to the corner of the street.
- to take an animal for a walk; to make an animal walk somewhere
- They walk their dogs every day.
- She walked the horse around the ring.
Extra Examples- He walked the pony up and down the yard.
- She walks the dog every day at about two o'clock.
- to disappear; to be taken away
- Lock up any valuables. Things tend to walk here (= be stolen).
- to appear
- when a batsman walks, he/she leaves the field without waiting for the umpire to say that he/she is out
- He knew he was out, so he walked.
- to reach first base without having to do anything because the pitcher failed to throw the ball correctly four times and you didn't try to hit it; to enable a batter to walk
- He walked 60 times in 57 games.
- Despite walking one batter, Jackson showed solid control of the pitch.
- to be taking a risk
- to feel very happy
- Most couples feel they are walking on air on their wedding day.
- to get married
- to do things that are difficult, without learning the basic skills first
- to be in a difficult situation in which you do not have much freedom of action and need to be extremely careful about what you do
- The government is walking a difficult tightrope in wanting to reduce interest rates without pushing up inflation.
- to walk around the area that they are responsible for
- We have two officers walking the beat after midnight.
- to be in a difficult or dangerous situation where you could easily make a mistake
- He was walking a fine line between being funny and being rude.
- She often seems to tread a thin line between success and failure.
Extra Examples- His comedy treads the line between shocking and sickening.
- We have to walk a fine line to make sure we don't promote one brand more than another.
- His buildings walk the thin line between visionary and completely mad.
- to be allowed to leave court, etc., without receiving any punishment
- She was acquitted and walked free from court.
- to go somewhere on foot instead of in a vehicle
- It’s not very far. We can easily walk it.
- to easily achieve something that you want
- It's not a difficult exam. You'll walk it!
- to make somebody walk so far or so fast that they are very tired
- I hope I haven’t walked you off your feet.
- to stop working in order to go on strike
- (in the past) to walk along a board placed over the side of a ship and fall into the sea, as a punishment
- to walk around the streets of a town or city
- Is it safe to walk the streets alone at night?
- to feel proud and confident
- to act in a way that shows people you are really good at what you do, and not just good at talking about it
- You can talk the talk but can you walk the walk?
Word Origin- Old English wealcan ‘roll, toss’, also ‘wander’, of Germanic origin. The sense ‘move about’, and specifically ‘go about on foot’, arose in Middle English.
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