walk

UK /woːk/ US /wɔːk/
noun 6verb 5name 1

Collocations

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(noun.) trip on foot

ADJ

brief, little, short

After lunch, my friend and I went for a short walk in the park.

good, long, long-distance, marathon

After dinner, we decided to take a long walk through the park.

three-minute, five minutes', etc.

The hotel is only a ten-minute walk from the beach, so we decided to go for a stroll after breakfast.

brisk, vigorous

After lunch, she took a vigorous walk around the park to clear her mind.

easy, gentle, leisurely | hard, strenuous | exhilarating, lovely, pleasant, pretty | twenty-minute, two-mile, etc. | after-dinner, afternoon, daily, evening, etc.

solitary

He took a solitary walk through the park every morning before work.

romantic

guided

A guided walk through the museum helped us understand the ancient artifacts better.

charity, sponsored

Last weekend, our school organized a charity walk to raise money for the local homeless shelter.

circular | coastal, country, forest, hill, lakeside, nature, riverside, woodland

space, tightrope

The acrobat practiced the tightrope walk every morning before the show.

VERB + WALK

do, go for, go on, have, take

Every morning before breakfast, my grandmother likes to have a walk around the neighborhood.

take sb/sth for

My parents took me for a walk in the park last Sunday afternoon.

break

We decided to break our walk and rest under the large tree for a while.

continue, resume

WALK + VERB

take sb/sth

The coastal path takes us through three small villages before reaching the lighthouse.

PREP

on a/the ~

I discovered a beautiful old bridge on my morning walk through the forest.

within (a) ~

The bakery is within a short walk from my apartment, so I go there every morning.

~ from, ~ to

PHRASES

a walk around

She took a walk around the park before starting her day at work.

2

(noun.) style of walking

ADJ

funny, silly | jaunty | mincing | loose-limbed | ungainly | fast | sedate, slow, stately

VERB + WALK

do, have

My grandfather has a slow walk because of his bad knee.

3

(noun.) a walk: speed of walking

VERB + WALK

slow to

move off at, set off at

The hikers moved off at a walk along the quiet forest trail.

4

(verb.)

ADV

briskly, fast, quickly, swiftly | slowly

calmly, quietly

She walked quietly through the library so she wouldn't disturb the other students.

cautiously

barefoot

On hot summer days, my children like to walk barefoot through the garden.

ahead, away, back, backwards, forward, in, on, out, together

My grandfather walked slowly forward with his cane down the hospital corridor.

PREP

along, down, into, out of, to, towards, up, etc.

He walked down the street to meet his friend at the coffee shop.

PHRASES

go walking

We often go walking in the park on Saturday mornings before it gets too busy.

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