What does "walk about" mean?

Move on foot through an area without specific destination. For example: Tourists walked about the square.

walk about

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle about

Meanings

Why “about”? Movement has no clear target. It goes in many places, not to one set point.

“Tourists walked about the square.”

Tourists strolled through the square aimlessly.

“Tourists walked about the old market.”

Tourists walked through the old market with no fixed destination.

Don't confuse with

walk aboutwalk by

Walk about means move on foot through an area without specific destination. Walk by means move past on foot without stopping.

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