walk around
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle around
Meanings
Walk in many directions in a place
Why “around”? Wandering without direction. The path loops back without ever arriving.
“They walked around the park.”
“We walked around the museum after lunch.”
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Walk around means walk in many directions in a place. Walk away means leave a difficult situation by walking off.
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walk away
A contrast learners often mix up
Leave a difficult situation by walking off; Survive an accident with no injury
dick around
Same around pattern: no clear way
Waste time doing nothing useful (informal, sometimes rude)
fool around
Same around pattern: no clear way
Behave in a silly or playful way; Have casual romantic or sexual relationships
go around
Same around pattern: no clear way
Take a longer path to avoid something; Move in a circular path; Be enough for everyone in a group; Behave in a particular way habitually; (of an illness) be common in a community
hang around
Same around pattern: no clear way
Stay nearby without a purpose; Stay in a place without doing much; Spend time with a person or group regularly
lie around
Same around pattern: no clear way
Be left unused in plain sight
lounge around
Same around pattern: no clear way
Pass time in a relaxed sprawl
mess around
Same around pattern: no clear way
Spend time in a careless or playful way; Treat someone unfairly or unreliably
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