{
    "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."
}