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[wɔːk] verb I
1) [I] to move forwards by putting one foot in front of the other
Has your little boy learned to walk yet?[/ex]
It takes me 25 minutes to walk to work.[/ex]
Greg walked slowly towards her, smiling.[/ex]
Howard walked in with two men I'd never seen before.[/ex]
As we walked along she talked about her plans.[/ex]
2) [T] to go a particular distance by walking
She walked three miles each day.[/ex]
3) [T] to walk somewhere with someone in order to be sure that they reach the place safely
When Valerie worked late, Carl always walked her home.[/ex]
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walk all over sb — to treat someone very badly[/ex]
walk the dog — to walk somewhere with a dog so that it gets exercise[/ex]
See:
- walk away
- walk away with sth
- walk in on sb
- walk off with sth
- walk on
- walk out
Other ways of saying walk ■ march to walk in a military way or with a lot of energy ■ shuffle to walk slowly without lifting your feet off the ground ■ stagger to walk with uneven steps, almost falling over ■ step to move one foot forward ■ stride to walk fast, taking big steps ■ stroll to walk for pleasure in a relaxed way ■ tiptoe to walk very quietly, standing on your toes ■ trudge to walk slowly because you are very tired II
noun [C]
walk */*/[wɔːk]
1) a short journey that you make by walking, or the distance of this trip
It's a five-minute walk from our house to the post office.[/ex]
It's a beautiful walk down to the beach.[/ex]
Does anyone want to go for a walk?[/ex]
Let's take a walk after we eat.[/ex]
2) the way that someone walks
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from all walks of life — used for saying that a group consists of all types of people with different backgrounds, jobs etc[/ex]

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