WALK AWAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does walk away mean? 

• WALK AWAY (verb)
  The verb WALK AWAY has 1 sense:

1. go away from

  Familiarity information: WALK AWAY used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WALK AWAY (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Go away from

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

walk away; walk off

Context example:

I got annoyed and just walked off

Hypernyms (to "walk away" is one way to...):

go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

 Context examples 

We walk away, arm in arm.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Beauty Smith started to walk away.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

As it was certain, however, that somebody was coming, Bingley instantly prevailed on Miss Bennet to avoid the confinement of such an intrusion, and walk away with him into the shrubbery.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Chance travellers might praise or pet him; but he was cold under it all, and from a too demonstrative man he would get up and walk away.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

Now, Jo did not like to leave it, for Mr. Dashwood didn't suit her at all, but, under the circumstances, there was nothing for her to do but bow and walk away, looking particularly tall and dignified, as she was apt to do when nettled or abashed.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

He was able to introduce some improvement occasionally, though by no means to the extent he wished; he absolutely would not walk away from them; and at any crossing or any crowd, when Mr. Price was only calling out, Come, girls; come, Fan; come, Sue, take care of yourselves; keep a sharp lookout! he would give them his particular attendance.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

The flights are very long in this tall house, and as I stood waiting at the head of the third one for a little servant girl to lumber up, I saw a gentleman come along behind her, take the heavy hod of coal out of her hand, carry it all the way up, put it down at a door near by, and walk away, saying, with a kind nod and a foreign accent, It goes better so.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)