Base verb
Phrasal verbs with walk
The verb walk combines with 15 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
15 phrasal verbs · 16 meanings
walk about
1 sense- Move on foot through an area without specific destination
walk across
1 sense- Cross a place on foot
walk around
1 sense- Walk in many directions in a place
walk away
2 senses- Leave a difficult situation by walking off
- Survive an accident with no injury
walk back
1 sense- Withdraw or soften a previous statement
walk behind
1 sense- Move on foot more slowly than the group ahead
walk by
1 sense- Move past on foot without stopping
walk down
1 sense- Walk along a street or path
walk in
1 sense- Enter a place by walking
walk off
1 sense- Try to recover from a feeling or pain by walking
walk on
1 sense- Continue walking past someone or something
walk out
1 sense- Leave on foot, often abruptly
walk over
1 sense- Defeat someone very easily
walk round
1 sense- Move on foot following a circular route
walk through
1 sense- Cross on foot
Practice the walk family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of walk with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.