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WALK AROUND
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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
