walk
noun/wɔːk/
Слово англійською: walk
Переклад walk українською: прогулянка
Детальний опис
- [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
- [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
- [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.
- [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
a 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.