/wɔːk/
Translation
To walk is to move along on your feet at a slow, steady pace.
Word origin
Walk comes from an old English word that once meant to roll or toss about.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- wealcan
Grammar
Examples
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We go to school on our feet each morning.
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She moved on foot down the road to the shop.
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Let us go on foot near the water after we eat.
To walk is to move along on your feet, one step after another. It is the slow, steady way we get about when we are not running.
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Stories
(26)A Day Together
2 min read · Core 1000
The First Day
2 min read · Core 1000
A Day at the Farm
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At the Doctor
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The First Day at Work
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Lost in Town
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Market Day
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Market Morning
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Sports Day
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The Journey
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The Phone Call
3 min read · Core 1000
The Rescue
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One Sheep Short
4 min read · Core 5000
The Broken Window
4 min read · Core 5000
The Clock in the Hall
4 min read · Core 5000
The Letter She Never Sent
4 min read · Core 5000
The Long Way Home
4 min read · Core 1000
Two Gardens
4 min read · Core 5000
Not in Front of Them
5 min read · Core 1000
The Box in the Wood
5 min read · Core 5000
The First Letter
5 min read · Core 5000
The Photograph
5 min read · Core 5000
The Swimming Lesson
5 min read · Core 5000
The Tuesday Visitor
5 min read · Core 5000
The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
Two Tickets to Paris
5 min read · Core 5000
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Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Past perfect tense: had plus past participle, and when English actually needs it
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Present perfect tense: rules, examples and when to use it
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