Luyện ngữ pháp - English Collocations in Use - Intermediate - (Unit 9: Basic concepts)


Ways of walking

Adjectives and adverbs associated with walking

collocation example comment
an easy / a gentle walk It’s an easy walk into town from here. Gentle walk suggests going slowly; easy walk suggests it’s neither long nor difficult.
heavy/light steps I could hear his heavy steps coming down the corridor. Heavy can suggest either that the person walking is large or that they are sad, angry or tired.
a leisurely/gentle stroll We can go for a leisurely stroll around the park later. Go for a stroll is more common in speech than take a stroll.
to walk briskly/swiftly The nurse walked briskly over to the bed. Use these adverbs sometimes instead of quickly.
to pick your way cautiously She picked her way cautiously along the icy pavement. = walked carefully across a dangerous or difficult area
to wander aimlessly I didn’t know what to do, so I just wandered aimlessly around town all morning. Both wander and aimlessly suggest having no particular purpose.
to stride angrily/ confidently/purposefully The president strode confidently across the room. We can also say took confident/angry/ purposeful strides. Striding suggests large steps.
- Lesson 50: A. Key walking collocations - Lesson 50: C. Walking through life


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