walk
part of speech
verb (walk, walks, walked, walking); noun (a walk, walks)
meaning for a pupil
1) To walk means to move by putting one foot in front of the other, slower than running. tree →
2) A walk is a trip on foot, often for fun or exercise. tree →
3) To walk a dog is to take it out for a walk. tree →
4) To walk someone home is to go with them on foot. tree →
5) A walk of life is a kind of job or background (rare). tree →
6) (casual) «A walk in the park» means very easy; «walk it» means win easily. tree →
7) (casual) To walk out is to leave in protest; to walk off with something is to steal it or win it easily. tree →
8) (rough) «Take a walk» means go away, I'm done with you. tree →
9) (formal) «Proceed on foot», «traverse» and «perambulate» (old, very formal) are stiff words for walk. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, "to walk with God" or "walk in My statutes" means to live a certain way, keeping God's laws. Interpretation: Noah and Enoch "walked with God" and are seen as especially righteous. The Hebrew word halakhah, the Jewish law, comes from the word for walking, meaning the path one follows. In the primary lessons: In school maths: distance and time on foot; speed (km per hour); a rate per day that adds up over a week. In everyday life: walking to school, walking the dog, a nature walk, a sponsored walk for charity. In casual talk: «walk it», «it's a walk in the park». In the exam voice: «a pedestrian proceeds on foot a distance of 2 km». Phrases: «go for a walk», «walk to school», «a short walk», «within walking distance», «walk away», «walk out».
examples
- And Enoch walked with God, and he was not; for God took him. (Torah GEN.5.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- If ye walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them; (Torah LEV.26.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Noah was in his generations a man righteous and whole-hearted; Noah walked with God. (Torah GEN.6.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- But they said: 'We will not walk therein.' (Prophets JER.6.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- Will two walk together, except they have agreed? (Prophets AMO.3.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep? (Writings JOB.38.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- She walks 2 km to school. tree →
- He walked for 40 minutes. tree →
- They walk 3 miles each day. tree →
- How far does she walk in a week? tree →
- Let's go for a walk in the park. tree →
- Tom walks the dog every morning. tree →
- The shop is a five-minute walk from our house. tree →
- Babies usually learn to walk around their first birthday. tree →
- bus is late, we walking or what, it's like 2 km (casual) tree →
- That test was a walk in the park. (casual) tree →
- Take a walk, I'm not lending you anything. (rough) tree →
- A pedestrian proceeds on foot a distance of 3 miles daily; compute the aggregate distance over a period of 7 days. (formal exam) tree →
- The two women walked very slowly. tree →
note
Past «walked»; the «l» is silent. «Walk to school» but «walk home» (no «to»). Maths: distance per day is a rate (days × distance); walking speed is about 5 km an hour. Trap: to school and back is twice the distance. «A walk in the park» means easy, not a trip. «Take a walk» (rough) means leave. Formal «proceed on foot» = walk; «pedestrian» = person walking. Safety: walk on the pavement and cross at a crossing.
In the corpora
- And Enoch walked with God after he begot Methuselah three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
- And Enoch walked with God, and he was not; for God took him.
- Noah was in his generations a man righteous and whole-hearted; Noah walked with God.
- Mine ordinances shall ye do, and My statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.
- If ye walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «walk» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.