to walk
- verb
- /wɔk/
- I want to walk in the streets with you.
- walk with someone
Come take my hand and walk there with me.
- Come take my hand and walk there with me.
- And he wanted to walk her in to the to the event.
- And my experience was, if you want to be anonymous, walk with Jack Nicholson.
- So I hear this guy tell the dude walking, hang on, I'll walk back there with you.
- And my therapist, I wanted to walk my wife.
Examples
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Hannah takes his hand companionably as they walk toward the Humanities Annex, where his car is parked.
Fiction book (1990) -
Come take my hand and walk there with me.
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Let me go ahead and walk you guys in.
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And he wanted to walk her in to the to the event.
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Get up and walk me to the bathroom.
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Touch your hair and walk with me.
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Hold up, I'll walk you out.
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But we are here and I'm going to walk you around the studio.
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The following Monday, Aunt Lucette walked me to the school down the road from their house.
Fiction book (1990) -
Would you like me to walk you to your car after the event?
Synonyms
To go with someone and show them the way to a place
To go with someone to the door or their car as a courtesy
To go with someone to protect or help them
To go somewhere with someone as a companion
To lead someone carefully to a place, for example to their seat
Walk slowly with someone, like a baby or a dog, to relax
To go with a person like an ambassador to protect or show respect
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To be in a difficult situation where you must be very careful to avoid failure or trouble
- Informal
To move with bent arms and a stiff posture like the dance from the song
- Informal
Imagine being the other person to understand their feelings and situation
- Informal
To start a journey into the unknown that brings adventure and personal change
- Informal
To be in a very dangerous situation where a small mistake causes big harm
- Informal
Act carefully to avoid causing trouble in a tense, painful situation
- Informal
To be in a risky situation that needs great care to avoid failure
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To take something quickly without the owner's permission, often without being noticed
- Informal
Treat someone badly by using them and ignoring their feelings
To move through a workplace or public area to check things and talk with people
Compounds
- Jargon
A small acting role in a play, film, or TV show that usually has no spoken lines
- Specialized
A process where a number changes by random steps, like particle motion or price changes
- NSFW
Money given during elections to get people to vote for a candidate or pay small local costs
- Jargon
A person who comes to a government to give secret information or ask to stay in the country
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Etymology
To walk someone home uses the basic meaning 'to go with' on foot, so you literally go with them for company or safety. That's why to walk someone means to escort them by foot.