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to trot to

to trot to

1 4.8
To go quickly in small, fast steps to a place
  • phrasal verb
  • /trɑt tu/
translation icon : trottar
  • The children trotted to the playground as soon as the bell rang.
  • trotted to the door
  • trotted to the car
  • trotted to the mound

Examples

  • The dog came to its feet, growling more openly now, then trotted to the door and gave a low bark.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Doesn't he ever trot to New York?

  • Then they trotted to the field's far end.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • David trots to a stop and waves.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Sang trotted to where the ball lay.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Brokefang trotted to the head of the line.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Snuffles trotted to the far side of the shed.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I trotted to the mound and forgot everything but pitching.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The bull trotted to the edge of the arena, folded his legs, and lay down.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Pennies jingled in her red purse as she trotted to Grizzly's Store.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

to jog
vsto trot to
29 1.0

To run at a steady slow speed for exercise

goes briskly to a place at a speed lower than running
to trot
vsto trot to
19 2.2

To move faster than a walk but slower than a run, often used for animals

is specifically movement toward a place rather than general brisk motion
to trot down
vsto trot to
1 3.8

Walk quickly for a short distance to a nearby place

goes briskly to a place with slightly more steady pace
to speedwalk
vsto trot to
3.8

To walk quickly for exercise, faster than a normal walk

is used for going briskly to a place rather than for exercise

Antonyms

23 1.2

A slow movement made by moving on hands and knees or by dragging the body

18 5.5

To walk slowly and without hurry for pleasure

How Fast

sprint
55 2.1
to run
1.0
to trot to
1 4.8
to walk
1.0
crawl
19 2.7

Surface Forms

trot to infinitive
trot to past
trot to past participle
trot to present participle
trot to third person singular

Morphology

trot + to

The meaning 'to go briskly to a place' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'trot' (to move briskly between walking and running) with the directional marker 'to'. This motion-verb + direction pattern is a straightforward compositional construction common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Trot to comes from the image of a horse's steady, quick step, the trot, which is 'faster than walking but slower than running'. So trot to now means 'to go briskly to' a place.