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walked

The correct spelling is walked.

How to pronounce walked

/wɔːkt/
verb

IPA: /wɔːkt/

Say it like: Wal-ked

The correct spelling is walked. To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at a… For example: "To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."

Usage Examples

To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit.

If you can’t present a better case, that robber is going to walk.

If you leave your wallet lying around, it’s going to walk.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
  2. 2.To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
  3. 3.Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.
  4. 4.(of a batsman) To walk off the field, as if given out, after the fielding side appeals and before the umpire has ruled; done as a matter of sportsmanship when the batsman believes he is out.
  5. 5.To travel (a distance) by walking.

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