walked
verb
Form of walk , past tense of walk.
Simple meaning
Use one's feet to advance.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
wawktIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈwɔkt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
past tense of walk
Use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
past tense of walk
To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
past tense of walk
To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
past tense of walk
To travel (a distance) by walking.
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
Used this way, walked is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use walked
- “I carefully walked the ladder along the wall.”verb
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