walk
A trip made by walkingA trip made by walking.
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» The man walked round the corner.
Der Mann ging um die Ecke. — Tamy
Чоловік зайшов за ріг. — brambury
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15 sensesA trip made by walking.
I take a walk every morning.
go on a walk
Spaziergang
ходьба́xodʹbá, прогу́лкаprogúlka, похо́дpoxód
прогуля́нкаprohuljánka, прогу́лькаprohúlʹka
manner of walking
A distance walked.
It’s a long walk from my house to the library.
The precinct is about ten minutes’ walk, straight ahead, so you can’t miss it.
Weg
An Olympic Games track event requiring that the heel of the leading foot touch the ground before the toe of the trailing foot leaves the ground.
A manner of walking; a person's style of walking.
The Ministry of Silly Walks is underfunded this year.
похо́дкаpoxódka
the act of walking somewhere
A path, sidewalk/pavement or other maintained place on which to walk.
(figuratively)A person's conduct or course in life.
people of different ages and walks
A situation where all players fold to the big blind, as their first action (instead of calling or raising), once they get their cards.
An award of first base to a batter following four balls being thrown by the pitcher; known in the rules as a "base on balls".
The pitcher now has two walks in this inning alone.
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
In coffee, coconut, and other plantations, the space between them.
(Belize, Caribbean, Guyana, Jamaica)An area of an estate planted with fruit-bearing trees.
(historical)A place for keeping and training puppies for dogfighting.
(historical)An enclosed area in which a gamecock is confined to prepare him for fighting.
Examples
10252 sentencesThe man walked round the corner.
Чоловік зайшов за ріг. — brambury
deDer Mann ging um die Ecke. — Tamy
The baby is able to walk.
Дитина вже ходить. — ascolto
ruРебенок может ходить. — Gruzilkin
deDas Baby kann laufen. — samueldora
I like the way you walk.
Мені подобається твоя хода. — deniko
ruМне нравится твоя походка. — odexed
deIch mag die Art, wie du läufst. — Esperantostern
I suggested going for a walk.
Я запропонував піти на прогулянку. — Anjy
ruЯ предложил отправиться на прогулку. — Inego
deIch schlug vor, einen Spaziergang zu machen. — dasbeispielholz
We walked slowly along the road.
Ми повільно йшли шляхом. — aandrusiak
deWir gingen langsam die Straße entlang. — Alois
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English walc, walk, walke, from Old English *wealc (as in Old English wealcspiFrom Middle English walc, walk, walke, from Old English *wealc (as in Old English wealcspinl) and ġewealc (“rolling, turning; motion, surging”), from Proto-Germanic *walką.
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Forms
plural: walksSynonyms
14 synonymsWord family
58 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- for a walk
- take a walk
- walk home
- to walk home
- walk to school
- walked into the
- walked down the
- walk in the
- walk through the
- walk home by
- walked away
- walks his dog
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.