to walk
- verb
- /wɔk/
- Literature
- So I think it's important to walk through this bit by bit.
- walk the talk
- walk a fine line
- walk a tightrope
And here's the last thing, Walk the walk, act with virtue.
- And here's the last thing, Walk the walk, act with virtue.
- Love mercy and walk humbly before your God.
- He's trying to stack the decks, walking right in putains footsteps.
- He said what matters most is how you walk through the fire, I think.
- Do they like it when we walk on egg shells?
- To me, success is knowing that you are walking in obedience to God's plan.
- They talk about being the change, walking the walk, all this kind of crap.
- So as long as I walk with God, I know I'll be good, right.
- They, as we say, don't just talk the talk, they walk the walk.
- I knew that my choices were causing me to further walk in shame and guilt.
- Not only show me you understand, but then walk the talk.
Examples
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We are millions of people, and we need to join our hands and walk together towards a real change.
Academic text (2012) -
Love mercy and walk humbly before your God.
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I mean, talk your talk, walk your walk.
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I feel it, I walk it, I am becoming it.
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Well, because I, I try to live, I walk as much as I can.
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I told myself to walk by faith and not by sight.
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For the joy of today and the opportunity to walk the Earth, oh, Great Spirit, we thank you.
Fiction book (1993) -
To me, success is knowing that you are walking in obedience to God's plan.
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Reading opens students' minds to different ideas and helps them walk a mile in another's shoes.
Academic text (2015) -
To truly inspire others, you must not only speak your beliefs but also walk them every day.
Synonyms
To act in a way that shows an attitude or feeling openly
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
How Sincere
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful memory for the figurative use of walk is to think of 'walking with' someone or something as following the same path in life. So to walk with an idea or group means to live or act in the same way as them.