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 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
- 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
- Bridesmaids are friends or relatives who help the bride and walk with her, and children can be flower girls or page boys.
- A few seconds of video of two brothers walking together does not tell you whether they have made up.
- And there it hurts most, because the person has to walk into class the next morning.
- Switching off or walking away as soon as you see an 18 is always allowed, even at someone else's house.
- The two steps are: switch off or walk away, then tell a trusted grown-up.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «walk» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.