Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense walks, present participle walking, past tense, past participle walked
1. verb
When you walk, you move forward by putting one foot in front of the other in a regular way.
Rosanna and Forbes walked in silence for some while. [VERB]
We walked into the foyer. [VERB preposition/adverb]
She turned and walked away. [VERB preposition/adverb]
They would stop the car and walk a few steps. [VERB noun]
When I was your age I walked five miles to school. [VERB noun + to]
Synonyms: travel on foot, go on foot, hoof it [slang], foot it More Synonyms of walk
2. countable noun
A walk is a journey that you make by walking, usually for pleasure.
I went for a walk.
He often took long walks in the hills.
Synonyms: stroll, hike, ramble, tramp More Synonyms of walk
3. singular noun
A walk of a particular distance is the distance which a person has to walk to get somewhere.
It was only a three-mile walk to Kabul from there. [+ to]
The church is a short walk from Piazza Dante. [+ from]
4. countable noun
A walk is a route suitable for walking along for pleasure.
There is a 2 mile coastal walk from Craster to Newton.
5. singular noun
A walk is the action of walking rather than running.
She slowed to a steady walk.
6. singular noun
Someone's walk is the way that they walk.
George, despite his great height and gangling walk, was a keen dancer.
Synonyms: gait, manner of walking, step, bearing More Synonyms of walk
7. verb
If you walk someone somewhere, you walk there with them in order to show politeness or to makesure that they get there safely.
She walked me to my car. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
8. verb
If you walk your dog, you take it for a walk in order to keep it healthy.
I walk my dog each evening around my local streets. [VERB noun]
9. to be walking on air
10. to walk tall
Phrasal verbs:
See walk away
See walk away with
See walk in on
See walk into
See walk off with
See walk out
See walk over
More Synonyms of walk
walk in British English
(wɔːk)
verb
1. (intransitive)
to move along or travel on foot at a moderate rate; advance in such a manner that at least one foot is always on the ground
2. (transitive)
to pass through, on, or over on foot, esp habitually
3. (transitive)
to cause, assist, or force to move along at a moderate rate
to walk a dog
4. (transitive)
to escort or conduct by walking
to walk someone home
5. (intransitive)
(of ghosts, spirits, etc) to appear or move about in visible form
6.
(of inanimate objects) to move or cause to move in a manner that resembles walking
7. (intransitive)
to follow a certain course or way of life
to walk in misery
8. (transitive)
to bring into a certain condition by walking
I walked my shoes to shreds
9. (transitive)
to measure, survey, or examine by walking
10. (transitive) baseball
to allow a batter to go to first base without batting by throwing four balls outside of the strike zone
11. Also: travel(intransitive) basketball
to take more than two steps without passing or dribbling the ball
12.
to disappear or be stolen
where's my pencil? It seems to have walked
13. (intransitive) slang, mainly US
(in a court of law) to be acquitted or given a noncustodial sentence
14. walk it
15. walk on air
16. walk tall
17. walk the plank
18. walk the streets
19. walk the walk
noun
20.
the act or an instance of walking
21.
the distance or extent walked
22.
a manner of walking; gait
23.
a place set aside for walking; promenade
24.
a chosen profession or sphere of activity (esp in the phrase walk of life)
25.
a foot race in which competitors walk
26.
a.
an arrangement of trees or shrubs in widely separated rows
b.
the space between such rows
27.
an enclosed ground for the exercise or feeding of domestic animals, esp horses
28. mainly British
the route covered in the course of work, as by a tradesman or postman
29.
a procession; march
a protest walk
30. obsolete
the section of a forest controlled by a keeper
Derived forms
walkable (ˈwalkable)
adjective
Word origin
Old English wealcan; related to Old High German walchan, Sanskrit valgati he moves
walk in American English
(wɔk)
verb intransitive
1.
to go along or move about on foot at a moderate pace
; specif.,
a.
to move by placing one foot firmly before lifting the other, as two-legged creatures do, or by placing two feet firmly before lifting either of the others, as four-legged creatures do
b.
to go about on foot for exercise or pleasure; hike
2.
to return after death and appear on earth as a ghost
3.
to advance or move in a manner suggestive of walking
said of inanimate objects
4.
a.
to follow a certain course of life; conduct oneself in a certain way
let us walk in peace
b.
to join with others in a cooperative action, a cause, etc.
5. Obsolete
to be active or in motion, or to keep moving
6. US, Slang
to be acquitted or set free without punishment: usually connoting a belief in the accused person's guilt
7. US, Slang
a.
to go on strike
b.
to leave abruptly, often in anger or in a show of protest
8. US, Baseball
to be advanced to first base as a result of being pitched four balls that do notenter the strike zone
9. US, Basketball
travel
verb transitive
10.
to go through, over, or along at a moderate pace on foot
to walk the deck, the streets, etc.
11.
to traverse (a boundary, fence, etc.) on foot in order to survey, inspect, or repair
12.
a.
to cause (a horse, dog, etc.) to move at a walk; lead, ride, or drive at a walk
b.
to train and exercise (a horse, dog, etc.) in this way
13.
to push (a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.) while walking alongside or behind
14.
to accompany (a person) on a walk or stroll
to walk a friend home
15.
a.
to force (a person) to move at a walk, as by grasping the shoulders and pushing
b.
to help (a disabled person) to walk
16.
to bring (a person or animal) to a specified state by walking
to walk someone to exhaustion
17.
to move (a bulky or heavy object) by rocking along from one side or corner to another in a manner suggestive of walking
18. US, Baseball
a.
to advance (a batter) to first base by pitching four balls that do not enter the strike zone
b.
to force (a run) in by doing this when the bases are loaded
noun
19.
the act of walking
20.
a period or course of walking for pleasure or exercise; stroll or hike
21.
a route traversed by walking
22.
a distance walked, often in terms of the time required
an hour's walk from home
23.
a relatively slow pace
24.
a manner of walking
to know someone by his walk
25.
a particular station in life, sphere of activity, occupation, etc.
people from all walks of life
26. Rare
mode of living
27.
a path, avenue, etc. specially prepared or set apart for walking; specif., sidewalk
28.
ropewalk
29.
a.
a plantation of trees in rows with a space between
b.
the space between any two such rows
30.
a place or enclosure for grazing or exercising animals, as a sheepwalk
31. British
the route covered in one's round of duty or work, as in delivering mail
32.
a race between walking contestants: in this sport, the heel of each foot must touch the ground before the toe does
33. US, Baseball
the act or an instance of walking a batter or of being walked
Idioms:
walk (all) over
walk away from
walk away with
walk off
walk off with
walk out
walk out on
walk through
walk with God
Word origin
ME walken < OE wealcan, to roll, journey, akin to Ger walken, Frank *walken, to full (cloth), stamp < IE *wolg- < base *wel-, to turn, roll > L volvere, to roll, Gr eilyein, to roll up, wrap
More idioms containing
walk
walk on eggshells
walk into the lion's den
walk the plank
run before you can walk
walk a tightrope
take a walk
a walk in the park
walk the walk
Examples of 'walk' in a sentence
walk
It was over a mile to walk there so we had the beach pretty much to ourselves.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Everything is in walking distance of the university.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We took her out for short walks.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You must walk away with your head held high.
The Sun (2016)
He was trapped under cliff rubble as he walked his dog.
The Sun (2017)
Keep her on a long lead on walks as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
We jump in the car or the bus or the Tube rather than walking.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A small grainy figure appears to the right of the screen and walks towards the car.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The hospital, unable to get him to walk again, wanted him discharged.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Sufferers notice odd feelings in their legs, especially at night, which force them to move or walk about.
The Sun (2016)
Walking is often the key to other pursuits such as rambling or golf.
Wallace, Louise M & Bundy, Christine Coping with Angina (1990)
Yet she makes no move to walk away and so we just stand there in the sunshine.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Women often walk one or two hours or more to come to the clinic.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He will only get the green light after connections have walked the course.
The Sun (2008)
She had to walk eight miles a day there and back to work.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Follow lunch with a coastal walk to aid digestion.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Many of our people walk to church.
Christianity Today (2000)
Women in northern towns were terrified to walk home at night before his arrest.
Rowbotham, Sheila The Past is Before Us - feminism in action since the 1960s (1989)
It was a town for driving in rather than walking.
Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)
My husband found out and walked away.
The Sun (2012)
You have that long walk from the centre circle where so many things go through your head.
The Sun (2014)
Park and walk through the forest to the beach.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You know that awful stagger some women get when walking in high shoes?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Your dog will love the walks along the bay and treks to the mountains of the interior.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There are countless roads within easy walking distance of schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We walked to the car park together when the pub closed.
The Sun (2015)
Tube and bus routes within walking distance.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Is that why the person was walking away?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Get the whole family out for a walk or other activity.
The Sun (2006)
She often walks around the house with no clothes on when her son is about.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
None of the patients can walk or move without assistance.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Hmm: the football stadium is just a short walk away.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
That's why we need really special ones now and then to make the walk a little more fun.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Technical points: use the whole of the foot when walking, pushing off firmly from the backleg.
Lycholat, Tony Shape Your Body, Shape Your Life (1987)
Quotations
We must learn to walk before we can run
Word lists with
walk
Horse gaits
In other languages
walk
British English: walk /wɔːk/ NOUN
A walk is a journey that you make by walking.
I went for a walk.
American English: walk
Arabic: نُزْهَة
Brazilian Portuguese: caminhada
Chinese: 步行
Croatian: šetnja
Czech: procházka
Danish: gåtur
Dutch: wandeling
European Spanish: paseo
Finnish: kävely
French: balade
German: Spaziergang
Greek: περίπατος
Italian: passeggiata
Japanese: 散歩
Korean: 걷기 도보
Norwegian: spasertur
Polish: spacer
European Portuguese: caminhada
Romanian: plimbare
Russian: прогулка
Latin American Spanish: paseo
Swedish: promenad
Thai: การเดินทางโดยเท้า
Turkish: yürüyüş
Ukrainian: прогулянка
Vietnamese: cuộc đi bộ
British English: walk /wɔːk/ VERB
When you walk, you move along by putting one foot in front of the other.
American English: walk
Arabic: يَـمْشِي
Brazilian Portuguese: andar
Chinese: 走
Croatian: šetati
Czech: jít
Danish: gå
Dutch: wandelen
European Spanish: caminar andar
Finnish: kävellä
French: marcher
German: gehen
Greek: περπατώ
Italian: camminare
Japanese: 歩く
Korean: 걷다
Norwegian: gå
Polish: chodzić
European Portuguese: andar caminhar
Romanian: a merge
Russian: ходить
Latin American Spanish: caminar
Swedish: gå
Thai: เดิน
Turkish: yürümek
Ukrainian: прогулюватися
Vietnamese: đi bộ
All related terms of 'walk'
walk-in
(of a cupboard ) large enough to allow a person to enter and move about in
walk it
to win easily
walk-on
A walk-on part in a play or film is a very small part which usually does not involve any speaking.
walk-up
A walk-up is a tall apartment block which has no lift. You can also refer to an apartment in such a block as a walk-up .
bird walk
an excursion , usually undertaken as a group with an expert leader, for observing and studying birds in their natural habitat
emu walk
an army exercise devoted to emu-bobbing
moon walk
a walk on the moon
perp walk
an arranged public appearance of a recently arrested criminal for the benefit of the media
walk away
If you walk away from a problem or a difficult situation , you do nothing about it or do not face any bad consequences from it.
walk-down
a store, living quarters , etc., located below the street level and approached by a flight of steps
walk into
If you walk into an unpleasant situation , you become involved in it without expecting to, especially because you have been careless .
walk off
to depart suddenly
walk out
If you walk out of a meeting, a performance , or an unpleasant situation , you leave it suddenly , usually in order to show that you are angry or bored .
walk over
If someone walks over you, they treat you very badly .
walk tall
to have self-respect or pride
nature walk
a walk on a nature trail , esp. with an experienced guide
random walk
a mathematical model used to describe physical processes, such as diffusion , in which a particle moves in straight-line steps of constant length but random direction
space walk
When an astronaut goes on a space walk , he or she leaves the spacecraft and works outside it while floating in space.
walk socks
men's knee-length stockings
walk the walk
to act in a way that matches the things that you say
Lambeth walk
a line dance popular in the 1930s
walk in on
If you walk in on someone, you enter the room that they are in while they are doing something private , and this creates an embarrassing situation.
walk through
to act or recite (a part) in a perfunctory manner, as at a first rehearsal
widow's walk
a type of railed viewing platform built on the roof of some 19th century houses in America and often built round a cupola
captain's walk
→ widow's walk
take a walk
to go away or to stop interfering
to walk tall
If you say that someone walks tall , you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they have pride in themselves and in what they are doing.
walk of life
The walk of life that you come from is the position that you have in society and the kind of job you have.
walk on air
to feel elated or exhilarated
walk-on part
a small part in a play or theatrical entertainment , esp one without any lines
walk out on
to abandon or desert
walk-up rate
The walk-up rate at a hotel is the price charged to a customer who arrives without a reservation .
walk away from
to outdistance easily ; defeat handily
walk away with
If you walk away with something such as a prize , you win it or get it very easily.
walk off with
If someone walks off with something that does not belong to them, they take it without permission .
walk out with
to court or be courted by
walk the plank
to accept responsibility for something that has gone wrong and leave your position
walk with God
to lead a godly , morally upright life
race walking
the sport of rapid , continuous-foot-contact walking , requiring that the trailing foot not be lifted until the other meets the ground and the knee locks momentarily , and executed in an upright , rhythmic stride with the arms usually held bent and high and pumped close to the body
cock of the walk
a person who asserts himself or herself in a strutting pompous way
random walk theory
the theory that the future movement of share prices does not reflect past movements and therefore will not follow a discernible pattern
walk (all) over
to defeat overwhelmingly
walk a tightrope
to be in a difficult situation where you must be very careful about what you do or say , because you are trying to satisfy opposing groups
walk-in traffic
The walk-in traffic of a store is the number of people who choose to visit it as they pass by.
walk on eggshells
to be very careful about what you say or do to someone because they are easily upset or offended
walk the streets
to be a prostitute
walk a chalk line
to behave with strict propriety or obedience
walking shorts
→ Bermuda shorts
a walk in the park
something that is very easy
waltz Matilda
to travel the road carrying one's swag
Chinese translation of 'walk'
walk
(wɔːk)
n
(c)散步 (sànbù) (次, cì)
(s) (= gait) 步态(態) (bùtài)
(c) (= route) 散步场(場)所 (sànbù chǎngsuǒ)
vi
走 (zǒu)
vt
[distance]走 (zǒu)
[dog]遛 (liù)
it's 10 minutes' walk from here从(從)这(這)儿(兒)走有10分钟(鐘)的路程 (cóng zhèr zǒu yǒu shí fēnzhōng de lùchéng)
to go for a walk去散步 (qù sànbù)
to slow to a walk放慢速度改为(為)步行 (fàngmàn sùdù gǎiwéi bùxíng)
people from all walks of life各界人士 (gè jiè rénshì)
to walk in one's sleep梦(夢)游(遊) (mèngyóu)
I'll walk you home我陪你走回家 (wǒ péi nǐ zǒuhuí jiā)
All related terms of 'walk'
walk out
walk off with
( steal ) 顺(順)手拿走 shùnshǒu názǒu
to walk/read on
继(繼)续(續)走/读(讀) jìxù zǒu/dú
we can walk some
我们(們)可以走一走 wǒmen kěyǐ zǒu yī zǒu
I'll walk you home
我陪你走回家 wǒ péi nǐ zǒuhuí jiā
to go for a walk
去散步 qù sànbù
to run/walk about
到处(處)跑/到处(處)走 dàochù pǎo/dàochù zǒu
to slow to a walk
放慢速度改为(為)步行 fàngmàn sùdù gǎiwéi bùxíng
to walk with a limp
一瘸一拐(枴)地走 yī qué yī guǎi de zǒu
to walk with a stick
拄着(著)拐(枴)杖走 zhǔzhe guǎizhàng zǒu
to go for a brisk walk
快步走路 kuàibù zǒulù
to go/walk/drive past
经(經)/走/开(開)过(過) jīng/zǒu/kāiguò
to take sb for a walk
带(帶)某人去散步 dài mǒurén qù sànbù
to walk down the aisle
( get married ) 结(結)婚 jiéhūn
to walk in one's sleep
梦(夢)游(遊) mèngyóu
the odd drink/walk/holiday
偶尔(爾)的饮(飲)酒/散步/度假 ǒu'ěr de yǐnjiǔ/sǎnbù/dùjià
it's 10 minutes' walk from here
从(從)这(這)儿(兒)走有10分钟(鐘)的路程 cóng zhèr zǒu yǒu shí fēnzhōng de lùchéng