to walk someone through
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3.4
- phrasal verb
:
explicar paso a paso
- I'd be more than happy to walk you through it.
- walk someone through the process
- walk someone through the steps
- walk teachers through
Examples
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Despommier was walking his class through the ways in which the world is collapsing.
Academic text (2011) -
I will walk you through the steps to complete the software installation.
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Now would somebody walk me through what happened here, please?
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We'll walk you through it one at a time!
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Could you walk us through what we're seeing here?
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Watch it below, and then I'll walk you through why it works so well.
Blog text (22) -
I'm asking for you to walk me through the data that brought you to this conclusion.
Blog text (9) -
There are multiple helpful blogs to read that can walk you through the process of making a website.
Blog text (6) -
For those who didn't get the opportunity to see the fight, walk us through it briefly.
Blog text (11) -
He'd fold up his hunting gear, stuff his backpack, and walk us through the itinerary.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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1.0
To make something clear by describing it in simple words
390
2.7
To look at something carefully to find mistakes or missing details
313
1.0
To show someone the way by going with them
240
1.6
To tell someone what to do or show them the way
188
2.8
To tell someone to do something, often as an order
Antonyms
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'explain or guide step-by-step' is a metaphorical extension of the literal sense 'to walk (accompany) someone' combined with 'through' (from start to finish); a learner who knows the constituents can plausibly infer the idea of accompanying someone through a process. However, the transfer from physical accompaniment to verbal instruction is figurative rather than strictly compositional, so understanding is likely but not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
The phrasal verb walk someone through comes from the image of a person taking someone by the hand and walking them through a place, showing each step as they go. That's why it means 'to explain or help step by step'.