to walk around
34
3.0
- phrasal verb
- /wɔk əˈraʊnd/
- Informal
:
pasearse
- He walked around the office, greeting everyone with a friendly wave and a cheerful attitude.
- walk around pretending
- walk around like zombies
She went in the road and she'd be walking around like are y'all cold?
- She went in the road and she'd be walking around like are y'all cold?
- He's got to be walking around full tilt, baby.
- And narcissistic people will walk around and spout off about how much they care.
- I know you're the coolest cat walking around Tampa.
- They may walk around as some sort of superior empathy talking fool.
- And then there is that next level when the narcissistic provocateur walks around and says, yeah, I'm a jerk.
Examples
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For years now you've been walking around wearing what you want and not what your father wants.
Fiction book (1995) -
Gabriel is walking around like he's got cement shoes.
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Alright, same old Jack, you get your feelings hurt and then you just walk around and hurt everybody else.
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That as adults we walk around thinking the same stuff we thought as kids.
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"Before I met your father, I walked around like a little girl."
Fiction book (1996) -
You walk around this place like you think you're better than us.
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Soon after his appointment, the new minister walked around and greeted each of us.
Academic text (1997) -
Walking around like he's the head of the FBI or something.
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All morning, little Julia walked around with a powdery face.
Fiction book (2002) -
Every day, she walks around with a confident smile, showing her enthusiasm for life.
Synonyms
389
1.0
To walk in a steady, organized way with other people
47
3.9
To walk or behave to show off and attract attention
41
5.5
To walk proudly to attract attention
28
4.8
To walk proudly with lively steps to get attention
15
4.1
To move with high, lively steps in a playful way
Walk in a proud showy way to get attention
Antonyms
How Confident
41
5.5
- Informal
34
3.0
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 comes from the image of the way a person moves showing an attitude, as when someone walks around proudly and everyone notices. So, it means 'to behave or carry yourself in a particular way'.