walk away
To withdraw from a problematic situationTo withdraw from a problematic situation.
» She walked slowly away from me.
Она медленно отошла от меня.
Вона повільно відійшла від мене.
Meaning
5 senses(idiomatic)To withdraw from a problematic situation.
Company lawyers told him to walk away from the deal.
(colloquial, euphemistic, intransitive)Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.
To free oneself from a debt such as a mortgage by abandoning the collateral to the lender. To make a strategic default.
(idiomatic)To survive a challenging or dangerous situation without harm.
The football team walked away with a 1-0 victory.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, away.
I took one last look at the house and walked away.
- go away from
Examples
349 sentencesShe walked slowly away from me.
Вона повільно відійшла від мене.
ruОна медленно отошла от меня.
Tom walked away from the restaurant.
Том пішов з ресторану.
ruТом ушёл из ресторана.
She walked away without saying good bye.
Вона пішла, не попрощавшися.
ruОна ушла, не попрощавшись.
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.
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.
Forms
walks away, walking away, walked away, walked away| Base form | walk away · to walk away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | walks away |
| Present participle | walking away |
| Past simple | walked away |
| Past participle | walked away |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
12 phrasal verbs- walk outзрозуміти, розумітиTo stage a walkout or strike.
- walk offTo recover from (a minor injury) or digest (a large meal) by walking around.
- walk onTo come onstage.
- walk inTo come without an appointment to a place that would normally require one.
- walk downTo continually advance (on an opponent) and punch (the opponent) in order to control the fight and dominate the opponent, while shrugging off the opponent's punches.
- walk backTo withdraw or backpedal on a statement or promise.
- walk overUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: to walk over.
- walk awayTo withdraw from a problematic situation.
Synonyms
1 synonyms- go away from:walk off
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb