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WALK AROUND

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Walk with no particular goal

Example:

after breakfast, she walked about in the park

Synonyms:

perambulate; walk about; walk around

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "walk around" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue walk around

Sense 2

Meaning:

Walk around something

Synonyms:

circumambulate; walk around

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "walk around" is one way to...):

circle (travel around something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Walk randomly

Example:

We were walking around in the neighborhood to see whether we could find an open drugstore

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "walk around" is one way to...):

act (be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 4

Meaning:

Behave in a certain manner or have certain properties

Example:

She walks around with this strange boyfriend

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "walk around" is one way to...):

acquit; bear; behave; carry; comport; conduct; deport (behave in a certain manner)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

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