walk

From Wiktionary
walk is on the Basic English 850 List.
waiting - walk - wall
walk is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
wait - walk - wall

Pronunciation[change]

Verb[change]

Plain form
walk

Third-person singular
walks

Past tense
walked

Past participle
walked

Present participle
walking

Walking
  1. (intransitive) If you walk, you go on foot, step by step. Walking is slower than running.
    No train goes to that town, so people need to walk to go there.
  2. (informal) (intransitive) To walk free; to escape punishment.
  3. (informal) (intransitive) If an object walks, it goes missing or is stolen.
  4. (transitive) If you walk, you travel some distance by walking.
    I walk two miles to school every day.
  5. (transitive) If you walk someone, you go for a walk with them.
    Please walk the dog.
    Will you walk me home?

Noun[change]

Singular
walk

Plural
walks

  1. (countable) A walk is what we do when we go on foot.
    Are you taking the dog for a walk?
    The walk to work gives me time to think.

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