Meaning

5 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To withdraw from a problematic situation.

    Company lawyers told him to walk away from the deal.

  2. (colloquial, euphemistic, intransitive)Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.

  3. To free oneself from a debt such as a mortgage by abandoning the collateral to the lender. To make a strategic default.

  4. (idiomatic)To survive a challenging or dangerous situation without harm.

    The football team walked away with a 1-0 victory.

  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, away.

    I took one last look at the house and walked away.

More definitions
  • go away from

Examples

349 sentences
  1. She walked slowly away from me.

    Вона повільно відійшла від мене.

    ruОна медленно отошла от меня.

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  2. Tom walked away from the restaurant.

    Том пішов з ресторану.

    ruТом ушёл из ресторана.

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  3. She walked away without saying good bye.

    Вона пішла, не попрощавшися.

    ruОна ушла, не попрощавшись.

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  4. He walked away with a sad look on his face.

    Він пішов з сумним виразом на обличчі.

    ruОн ушел с грустным выражением на лице.

    deEr zog mit trauriger Miene von dannen.

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  5. I think it's time for me to walk away from this mess.

    Я вважаю, що прийшов час мені піти від цього безладу.

    ruЯ думаю, что пришло время мне уйти от этого беспорядка.

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Forms

walks away, walking away, walked away, walked away
Base formwalk away · to walk away
3rd person singularwalks away
Present participlewalking away
Past simplewalked away
Past participlewalked away

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywalk away
he, she, itwalks away

Past simpleLesson

all personswalked away

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave walked away
he, she, ithas walked away

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill walk away

Phrasal verbs

12 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedwalkaway

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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