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{ "term": "walk", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "walk", "heSheIt": "walks" }, "pastSimple": "walked", "pastParticiple": "walked", "ingForm": "walking" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to move or go somewhere by putting one foot in front of the other on the ground, but without running", "sensetop": "walk + adv./prep.walk something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The baby is just learning to walk." }, { "text": "He may not be able to walk again." }, { "text": "‘How did you get here?’ ‘I walked.’" }, { "text": "He **walked slowly** away from her.", "contextForm": "walk + adv./prep." }, { "text": "The door opened and Jo **walked in**." }, { "text": "She missed the bus and had to **walk home**." }, { "text": "He turned and **walked away**." }, { "text": "He started to walk away from me, but quickly returned." }, { "text": "People **walking past** were staring at him." }, { "text": "You don't mind **walking back**, do you?" }, { "text": "It looks like a nice place to **walk around**." }, { "text": "He **walks over to** the window and looks out." }, { "text": "I just happened to be **walking by**." }, { "text": "We walked along in silence for a while." }, { "text": "I ignored him and walked on." }, { "text": "I always **walk to school**." }, { "text": "Taking a deep breath, she **walked into the room**." }, { "text": "He immediately got up and **walked out of the room**." }, { "text": "I **walked in the door** and looked around." }, { "text": "He **walked out the door**, got in his car, and drove off." }, { "text": "He greeted her as she **walked through the door**." }, { "text": "I was **walking down the street** when I suddenly felt ill." }, { "text": "The school is **within** easy **walking distance of** the train station." }, { "text": "They **walked the** dark **streets** of Los Angeles.", "contextForm": "walk something" }, { "text": "Children here walk several miles to school." }, { "text": "She walked the short distance to her flat." }, { "text": "Due to his illness, he can no longer walk unaided." }, { "text": "He walked home from school." }, { "text": "I got up and walked calmly out into the early evening." }, { "text": "Jake was walking some way ahead." }, { "text": "She had no sandals and walked barefoot." }, { "text": "She walked cautiously up the drive towards the door." }, { "text": "The couple walked hand in hand along the beach." }, { "text": "When she walked onstage, the audience started screaming." }, { "text": "humans' ability to walk upright" }, { "text": "A couple were walking hand in hand along the path." }, { "text": "He walked straight past me when I called." }, { "text": "How long does it take them to walk to school?" }, { "text": "I had to walk all the way home." }, { "text": "The hotel is within easy walking distance of the beach." }, { "text": "They walked barefoot through the cool grass." }, { "text": "Try walking up the stairs instead of taking the elevator." }, { "text": "Women have to walk several miles each day to get water." } ], "topics": ["Health and Fitness"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["briskly", "fast", "quickly"], "preposition": ["along", "down", "into"], "phrases": ["go walking"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to spend time walking for pleasure", "sensetop": "walk+ adv./prep.walk something", "labels": "(both especially British English)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I like an active holiday, so I walk." }, { "text": "She's started to go walking." }, { "text": "We're going walking in the mountains this summer.", "contextForm": "walk+ adv./prep." }, { "text": "I walked across Scotland with a friend." }, { "text": "They love walking the moors.", "contextForm": "walk something" }, { "text": "For our holiday we went walking in the Lake District." }, { "text": "Have you ever walked the Pennine Way?" }, { "text": "We went walking by the waterfront." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to go somewhere with somebody on foot, especially in order to make sure they get there safely", "sensetop": "walk somebody + adv./prep.", "examples": [ { "text": "He always walked her home." }, { "text": "I walked him to the corner of the street." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to take an animal for a walk; to make an animal walk somewhere", "sensetop": "walk something (+ adv./prep.)", "cefr": "a2", "examples": [ { "text": "They walk their dogs every day." }, { "text": "She walked the horse around the ring." }, { "text": "He walked the pony up and down the yard." }, { "text": "She walks the dog every day at about two o'clock." } ], "topics": ["Animals"] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to disappear; to be taken away", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Lock up any valuables. Things tend to walk here *(= be stolen)*." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to appear", "labels": "(literary)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "when a batter walks, they leave the field without waiting for the umpire to say that they are out", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "He knew he was out, so he walked." } ], "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "to reach first base without having to do anything because the pitcher failed to throw the ball correctly four times and you didn't try to hit it; to enable a batter to walk", "sensetop": "walk somebody", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "He walked 60 times in 57 games." }, { "text": "Despite walking one batter, Jackson showed solid control of the pitch.", "contextForm": "walk somebody" } ], "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be taking a risk", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to feel very happy", "examples": [ { "text": "Most couples feel they are walking on air on their wedding day." } ], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to get married", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Life stages"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do things that are difficult, without learning the basic skills first", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be in a difficult situation in which you do not have much freedom of action and need to be extremely careful about what you do", "examples": [ { "text": "The government is walking a difficult tightrope in wanting to reduce interest rates without pushing up inflation." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to walk around the area that they are responsible for", "examples": [ { "text": "We have two officers walking the beat after midnight." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be in a difficult or dangerous situation where you could easily make a mistake", "examples": [ { "text": "He was walking a fine line between being funny and being rude." }, { "text": "She often seems to tread a thin line between success and failure." }, { "text": "His comedy treads the line between shocking and sickening." }, { "text": "We have to walk a fine line to make sure we don't promote one brand more than another." }, { "text": "His buildings walk the thin line between visionary and completely ridiculous." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be allowed to leave court, etc., without receiving any punishment", "examples": [ { "text": "She was acquitted and walked free from court." } ], "topics": ["Crime and punishment"] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to go somewhere on foot instead of in a vehicle", "examples": [ { "text": "It’s not very far. We can easily walk it." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to easily achieve something that you want", "labels": "(British English)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "It's not a difficult exam. You'll walk it!" } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make somebody walk so far or so fast that they are very tired", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I hope I haven’t walked you off your feet." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to stop working in order to go on strike", "labels": "(North American English)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "(in the past) to walk along a board placed over the side of a ship and fall into the sea, as a punishment", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to walk around the streets of a town or city", "examples": [ { "text": "Is it safe to walk the streets alone at night?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to feel proud and confident", "examples": [], "topics": ["Feelings", "Personal qualities"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to act in a way that shows people you are really good at what you do, and not just good at talking about it", "labels": "(informal, approving)", "examples": [ { "text": "You can talk the talk but can you walk the walk?" } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/wɔːk/", "audio": "wa/walk/walk__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/wɔːks/", "audio": "wa/walk/walks__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/wɔːkt/", "audio": "wa/walk/walked__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈwɔːkɪŋ/", "audio": "wa/walk/walking__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/wɔːk/", "audio": "wa/walk/walk__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/wɔːks/", "audio": "wa/walk/walks__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/wɔːkt/", "audio": "wa/walk/walked__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈwɔːkɪŋ/", "audio": "wa/walk/walking__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English wealcan ‘roll, toss’, also ‘wander’, of Germanic origin. The sense ‘move about’, and specifically ‘go about on foot’, arose in Middle English." }