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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWalk
/wɔːk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn.
"She likes to walk in the park every morning." - 2
To travel or move on foot for a distance.
"He decided to walk to work to enjoy the fresh air."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'wealcan', meaning 'to roll, toss, or wander', tracing back to Proto-Germanic '*welkanan'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from rolling or tossing movements to the rhythmic, bipedal locomotion characteristic of walking on foot.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Walk" is said worldwide
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marcher
Transliteration: mar-shay
"Elle aime marcher dans le parc chaque matin."
gehen
Transliteration: gay-en
"Er geht jeden Morgen im Park spazieren."
camminare
Transliteration: kam-ee-nah-ray
"Le piace camminare nel parco ogni mattina."
caminar
Transliteration: kah-mee-nar
"A ella le gusta caminar en el parque cada mañana."
andar
Transliteration: ahn-dar
"Ela gosta de andar no parque todas as manhãs."
चलना
Transliteration: chalna
"उसे हर सुबह पार्क में चलना पसंद है।"
走
Transliteration: zǒu
"她喜欢每天早上在公园里走。"
걷다
Transliteration: geodda
"그녀는 매일 아침 공원에서 걷는 것을 좋아합니다."
歩く
Transliteration: aruku
"彼女は毎朝公園を歩くのが好きです。"
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