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to walk

to walk

1.0
To move on foot at a normal speed
  • verb
  • /wɔk/
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  • Every morning, I like to walk through the park to enjoy the fresh air.
  • walk home
  • walk to school
  • walk for miles

All they want is to like walk across the floor.

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Examples

  • I can just walk from here.

  • You are learning to walk, eat, run and talk.

  • But a lot of them walk at night down South.

  • OK, maybe we should walk the rock path a little bit.

  • But the truth is that most folks are walking through this for the first time.

    Academic text (2011)
  • As a result, the number of children who walk to school has reportedly increased.

    Academic text (2012)
  • So with prosthetics, he learned to walk and run and play again.

  • Everyone forms a loosely spaced line and begins walking slowly south, eyes to the ground.

    Academic text (2008)
  • After dinner, we decided to walk around the neighborhood to digest our food.

  • She prefers to walk to work instead of driving to stay active.

Synonyms

to march
vsto walk
389 1.0

To walk in a steady, organized way with other people

is regular movement on foot by an individual rather than organized group action
to stroll
vsto walk
122 1.8

To walk slowly and enjoy it

is regular movement on foot at a steady pace not slow leisure pace
to shuffle
vsto walk
45 3.8

To walk by dragging your feet along the ground

is regular movement on foot with full steps rather than dragging feet
to trudge
vsto walk
21 5.5

To walk slowly with heavy steps because you are tired

is regular movement on foot at steady pace not slow heavy effort
to tramp
vsto walk
17 5.5

To walk with heavy steps, often over rough ground

is regular movement on foot at normal effort not heavy long-distance toil
to take a stroll
vsto walk
14 2.0

To walk slowly and enjoy the fresh air

is regular movement on foot at usual pace not mainly for leisure
to go walking
vsto walk
12 1.0

To walk for pleasure or exercise

is general movement on foot at a regular pace without special purpose
to traipse
vsto walk
8 7.6

To walk around without a clear plan, often slowly and without much energy

is regular movement on foot at steady pace with more purpose
to hoof it
vsto walk
  • Informal
7 8.8

Walk somewhere instead of going by car or bus

is neutral movement on foot at a regular pace not about transport choice
plod
vsto walk
2 5.7

A slow, heavy walk that feels difficult

is regular movement on foot at normal ease rather than laborious pace
to speedwalk
vsto walk
3.8

To walk quickly for exercise, faster than a normal walk

is regular movement on foot at a normal pace not a faster aerobic pace
to footslog
vsto walk
8.7

To walk slowly and with effort over long or difficult ground

is regular movement on foot at normal energy not tiring heavy travel

Antonyms

1.0

To move a boat fast in the same direction as the wind

310 1.0

An act when something ends or pauses

Idioms

walk in the park
  • Informal
16 1.0

An easy task that needs little effort

10 6.7

To be very careful not to upset someone

to walk the line
  • Informal
5 6.8

Keep a careful balance between different demands and views

4 7.7

To be in a difficult situation where you must be very careful to avoid failure or trouble

To seem perfect and able to do anything

Leave a dangerous situation without getting hurt

To start with simple tasks before trying harder ones

To do two simple things at the same time

1 8.2

To do risky, adventurous things outside your usual life

To say someone is the most outstanding person who has ever lived

To feel very happy and excited

1 8.7

To move with bent arms and a stiff posture like the dance from the song

Start with basic skills before trying harder tasks

7.1

To hurry to do something so you do not miss a good chance

To tell someone to go away in a rude, angry way

Imagine being the other person to understand their feelings and situation

To start a journey into the unknown that brings adventure and personal change

To be in a very dangerous situation where a small mistake causes big harm

Act carefully to avoid causing trouble in a tense, painful situation

To be in a risky situation that needs great care to avoid failure

Phrasal Verbs

632 3.5

Leave a person, place, or situation without taking part anymore

396 1.6

To enter a room or building by walking without knocking

214 1.7

To go on foot in a place without a clear purpose, often for pleasure

211 3.5

To accidentally become involved in a situation you did not plan

to walk out of
  • Informal
164 3.1

To leave a meeting or event suddenly to show you disagree

to walk out
  • Informal
112 3.4

Leave a place suddenly because you are angry or protesting

Help someone do something by giving step-by-step instructions

69 1.0

To go past something on foot without stopping

47 4.1

To go into a room and see something private by accident

To go on foot around the edge of something instead of through it

to walk off
  • Informal
37 3.5

To leave a place suddenly to show you are angry or upset

to walk around
  • Informal
34 3.0

To act in a way that shows an attitude or feeling openly

To take a dog outside on a leash for exercise

18 4.5

To leave a court or prison without being punished

to walk through
  • Informal
18 4.0

Practice something quickly in a simple way before doing it for real

to walk off with
  • Informal
13 6.5

To take something quickly without the owner's permission, often without being noticed

11 4.1

Stop work and leave a place as a protest by workers

8 3.1

To move around a place on your feet without a clear purpose

to walk over
  • Informal
7 4.2

Beat someone very easily

Move with short uneven steps because one leg or foot hurts

to walk off
  • Informal
6 7.5

To take something that is not yours and carry it away without asking

Two people walk close together holding hands as a sign of affection

3 7.2

Treat someone badly by using them and ignoring their feelings

To take a dog outside for exercise, usually on a leash

To enter a place directly and confidently without hesitation

To move through a workplace or public area to check things and talk with people

1 9.9

To walk the streets to find people who will pay for sex

6.1

To treat someone badly by ignoring their needs and using them

Compounds

33 3.4

The job, background, or place in society a person has

14 1.0

A short time spent moving on foot in a place without a clear destination

walk-on
  • Jargon
11 6.8

A small acting role in a play, film, or TV show that usually has no spoken lines

8 3.9

A small room you can enter to store clothes or change

5 3.5

A person who arrives without an appointment to get a service

space walk
  • Specialized
5 4.9

A time when an astronaut leaves a spacecraft to work outside in space

4 4.2

An inspection where people go through a place to check for problems

4 5.3

Close enough to reach on foot, like a shop or school

3 3.5

A place or service you can use without an appointment

3 5.6

A building with several floors and no elevator where you must use stairs

2 3.5

A covered passage through the ground floor of a building

2 3.6

A step-by-step guide that shows how to do something

walk-through
  • Jargon
2 5.1

A rehearsal where actors read scripts and practice stage movements

1 3.7

Large enough to enter and use for storing clothes or changing

1 9.5

A small railed platform on a house roof used to watch ships at sea

random walk
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A process where a number changes by random steps, like particle motion or price changes

walk-on
  • Jargon
1 7.3

An acting part that has no spoken lines

cake walk
  • Informal
1 1.3

A very easy task that needs little effort

1 9.9

Money given during elections to get people to vote for a candidate or pay small local costs

walk-in
  • Literature
1 7.5

An expected easy victory in an election or contest

walk-in
  • Jargon
1 8.2

A person who comes to a government to give secret information or ask to stay in the country

A home in a building with no elevator that you reach by stairs

An awkward way of moving with uneven, jerky steps

A walk outside when the sun is setting and the light is fading

A slow relaxed walk while you make a short tune with your mouth

How Fast

to march
389 1.0
to stride
16 2.7
to walk
1.0
to amble
15 4.8
crawl
23 1.2

Surface Forms

walk infinitive
walked past
walked past participle
walking present participle
walks third person singular

Etymology

Walk comes from an old English word meaning 'to go on foot', and it kept the simple sense of moving at a steady pace without running. So to walk is to move on your feet at a regular speed.