walked
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
An inflected form of walk · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 496 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 40,632 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.019% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- use one's feet to advance; advance by steps Walk, don't run!We walked instead of driving
- accompany or escort I'll walk you to your car
- obtain a base on balls
- traverse or cover by walking Walk the tightropePaul walked the streets of Damascus
- give a base on balls to
- live or behave in a specified manner walk in sadness
walked in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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His father walked beside him and they understood each other.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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You're old and gray And weary with the miles you've walked today.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Hallward got up from the seat and walked up and down the garden.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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At once the stranger lad walked forward to his enemy, and confused Jason gave him a limp hand.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Gluck summoned all his energies, walked straight up to the crucible, drew it out of the furnace, and looked in.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1