verb
go away from
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The actor walked off before he got his cue
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I got annoyed and just walked off
• Syn: ↑walk off
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
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ˌwalk a ˈway [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they walk away he/she/it walks away present participle walking away past tense walked away past participle walked away] phrasal verb
to leave a place, situation, or person
Spencer turned to walk away, then stopped.
Thesaurus: general words meaning to leave a placesynonym
Main entry: walk
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easily, casually, or irresponsibly abandon a situation in which one is involved or for which one is responsible
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walk away [phrasal verb]
1 : to decide not to do or be involved in something
If you don't like the deal, you can just walk away.
— often + from
He walked away from a chance to play professional baseball to join the Peace Corps.
You can't just walk away from your responsibilities!
She is not one to walk away from a challenge.
She walked away with the election.
He walked away with first place.
She had the winning ticket and walked away with $50,000!
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Main Entry: ↑walk
Useful english dictionary. 2012.