to walk the dog
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1.1
- phrasal verb
- /wɔk ðə dɔg/
:
pasear al perro
- Every morning, I take the time to walk the dog around the neighborhood.
- go walk the dog
- walk the dog in the park
- walk the dog at night
And then just something as simple as walking the dog can just give them so much joy.
- And then just something as simple as walking the dog can just give them so much joy.
- I feed the kids, I walk the dog and I exercise for an hour and a half and I'm done.
- I like to be outside walking the dog or riding my bike or reading inside around.
- Whether you're out there walking the dog or you're driving around in your car, or you're working from home or you're busy doing a bunch of stuff,
- My son claimed he had walked the dog, but he didn't know that.
- And then he comes back up and by the time he's through walking the dog and Jarred, he forgets.
- It's good to walk the dog when he finally meets the black cat down the street.
Examples
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For instance, Bob used to walk his dog before his evening meal.
Academic text (2010) -
People were heading home after work, walking their dogs, or coming back from the grocery store.
Fiction book (1992) -
I might walk the dog.
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You told me to walk the dog.
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I got to walk the dogs.
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I gotta walk the dogs.
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I just wanted to know if I could help him walk his dog.
Fiction book (1995) -
Well, I think I'll walk the dog.
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Well, hey, I'm heading out to walk my dog.
Fiction book (1995) -
I saw Ed and Liv walk the dog this morning.
Synonyms
2
1.0
To take a dog outside for exercise, usually on a leash
Antonyms
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally built from 'walk' (to move on foot or lead an animal) and 'dog' (a pet animal): the phrase describes the action of walking a dog for exercise or toileting. The definite article 'the' is merely grammatical and does not affect compositionality. This verb + object pattern is cross-linguistically common and thus immediately inferable by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Walk the dog is a very literal phrase: imagine holding a leash and going for a walk with your dog, guiding it down the street for fresh air and exercise. That's why it means 'to take a dog outside for exercise'.