English dictionary
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English verb: walk around | |||
| 1. | walk around (motion) walk with no particular goal | ||
| Samples | We were walking around in the garden. After breakfast, she walked about in the park. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue walk around | ||
| Synonyms | perambulate, walk about | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
| 2. | walk around (motion) walk around something | ||
| Synonyms | circumambulate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | circle | ||
| 3. | walk around (social) behave in a certain manner or have certain properties | ||
| Samples | He walks around with his nose in the air. She walks around with this strange boyfriend. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport | ||
| 4. | walk around (social) walk randomly | ||
| Samples | We were walking around in the neighborhood to see whether we could find an open drugstore. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act | ||
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