- [countable] a journey on foot, usually for pleasure or exercise
- Let's go for a walk.
- I like to have a walk in the evenings.
- I decided to take a walk to clear my head
- She's taken the dog for a walk.
- He set out on the long walk home.
- a ten-minute walk
- The office is ten minutes' walk from here.
- He's out for a walk with a friend.
- on a walk He met her on one of his Sunday afternoon walks.
- a short/long walk
- It's only a short walk to the beach.
- a walk along the shore
- a walk around town
- a walk through the woods
- I think the walk from the station did me some good.
- a walk in the country
Extra Examples- I had a little walk around to calm my nerves.
- It's a five-minute walk from the hotel to the restaurant.
- It's a good (= fairly long) walk to the beach.
- It's a good walk to the town centre, so I usually cycle.
- She takes her dog for a walk every evening.
- She used to enjoy solitary walks along the cliffs.
- The doctor advised a brisk walk every day.
- They broke their walk at a pub by the river.
- We live just a few minutes' walk from the station.
- We took a brief walk around the old quarter.
- We went for a long walk after breakfast.
- We went on a ten-mile walk along the coast.
- We'll go for a walk before lunch.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- little
- short
- …
- do
- go for
- go on
- …
- take somebody/something
- on a/the walk
- within (a) walk
- walk from
- …
- a walk around
- [countable] a path or route for walking, usually for pleasure; an organized event when people walk for pleasure
- I'm going on a sponsored walk to raise money for cancer research.
- a guided walk around the farm
- We wanted to do a walk for charity.
- There are some interesting walks in the area.
- a circular walk
Extra Examples- He's done several long-distance walks for charity.
- She's doing a 200-mile charity walk to raise money for cancer research.
- She's doing a 200-mile sponsored walk in aid of cancer research.
- The book contains circular walks you can do in half a day.
- The walk takes two hours.
- The walk takes you past a lot of interesting buildings.
- We went on a guided walk of the city in the afternoon.
- There are some interesting walks around here.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- little
- short
- …
- do
- go for
- go on
- …
- take somebody/something
- on a/the walk
- within (a) walk
- walk from
- …
- a walk around
- [singular] a way or style of walking; the act or speed of walking rather than running
- I recognized him by his walk.
- The horse slowed to a walk.
Extra Examples- He moved with a slow, hesitant walk.
- You could tell from her walk that she was angry.
- He did a funny walk and made the children laugh.
- The horses set off at a walk.
- She did a silly walk to amuse her friends.
- He has a mincing walk, fast with short steps.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- funny
- silly
- jaunty
- …
- do
- have
- [countable] (North American English) a sidewalk or path
- [countable] a sports event in which people compete to walk a long distance as fast as possible without running
- the 20k walk
Word OriginOld English wealcan ‘roll, toss’, also ‘wander’, of Germanic origin. The sense ‘move about’, and specifically ‘go about on foot’, arose in Middle English.
Idioms
See walk in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee walk in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englisha trip/walk down memory lane
- time that you spend thinking about and remembering the past or going to a place again in order to remind yourself of past experiences
- Visiting my old school was a real trip down memory lane.
a walk/trip down memory lane
- time that you spend thinking about and remembering the past or going to a place again in order to remind yourself of past experiences
- Visiting my old school was a real walk down memory lane.
a walk in the park
- (informal) a thing that is very easy to do or deal with
- The role isn't exactly a walk in the park.
- The next game will be a walk in the park.
a walk of life
- a person’s job or position in society synonym background
- She has friends from all walks of life.
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