to walk around
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1.7
- phrasal verb
- /wɔk əˈraʊnd/
- We had lunch Uptown and we walked around Central Park, which was nice.
- walk around the room
- people walk around
- Sometimes I walk around
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Watch on YouTubeWe had lunch Uptown and we walked around Central Park, which was nice.
- We had lunch Uptown and we walked around Central Park, which was nice.
- So we're just walking around and exploring Pretty.
- It's still possible to walk around downtown underground.
- And that night I'm just like walking around, you know, bumping into things.
- In life and through generations, people are walking around confused.
- But we get out and we're walking around and I'm like, hold on.
- And so it's amazing that we're all walking around relatively disease free.
- I want to be able to walk around and I come from that.
Examples
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I just want to walk around, wander the streets.
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We have finished breakfast and now we are walking around Little Italy.
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If you go to that city, you can walk around and see those streets.
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I park behind it, in my old space, and walk around the house.
Fiction book (1995) -
When they find it difficult to fall asleep, they get up and walk around in the dark.
Academic text (2003) -
So we're just walking around and exploring Pretty.
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We had plenty of time to walk around and go on the rides before the fight.
Fiction book (1990) -
We went out into the schoolyard and walked around and talked with eight or nine women.
Academic text (1998) -
We asked the children with low vision to "walk around the block" in an unfamiliar residential area.
Academic text (1997) -
After lunch, we decided to walk around the neighborhood to enjoy the nice weather.
Synonyms
489
1.3
Move around without a fixed direction, often slowly and in curves
206
2.5
Move around without a fixed place, often while looking for something
118
1.8
To walk slowly and enjoy it
24
2.0
To walk slowly and enjoy the fresh air
22
7.6
To walk around without a clear plan, often slowly and without much energy
21
2.9
To walk around a town or city without a clear purpose
12
3.1
To move around a place on your feet without a clear purpose
11
3.7
Move around slowly in a place without any clear purpose, often in a group
8
2.6
To walk slowly for pleasure along a street or riverside
8
5.3
To move around a place without a clear reason, often in a group
5
6.9
To walk around without a clear purpose
5
6.5
To spend time doing small, not important tasks slowly without a clear plan
4
6.8
To walk slowly through a place without a clear purpose
3
1.0
To walk for pleasure or exercise
2
8.2
To travel without a set plan to explore and think
1
9.7
To walk around without a clear destination for pleasure
1
6.5
To move around slowly doing small jobs in no hurry
1
5.2
A slow, aimless walk that follows a curving path
1
9.0
To move around places for pleasure without a plan
1
8.4
To travel slowly without a clear plan
1
8.2
To walk slowly without a clear purpose
1
9.9
To walk all the way around something, often as part of a religious ceremony
1
9.3
Move around without a plan to have fun
Walk around slowly without a plan
Antonyms
How Leisurely
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a leisurely or casual stroll' is directly derivable from combining 'walk' (to move on foot) with 'around' (in the vicinity/without a fixed destination); the particle 'around' signals movement in a general area rather than toward a goal. This compositional pattern is literal and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Walk around may come from the simple image of someone moving about a place with no fixed route, like strolling through a park to clear their head. So, the phrase means 'to walk in a place without a specific purpose'.