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to walk away
[phrase form: walk]
01
to leave a situation, place, or person
Intransitive: to walk away from a situation
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
movement verb
regular
inseparable
particle
away
base verb
walk
present tense
walk away
3rd person singular
walks away
present participle
walking away
past simple
walked away
past participle
walked away
Examples
They decided to walk away from the job due to dissatisfaction.
02
to come out of an accident or a dangerous situation without getting hurt
Intransitive: to walk away from a dangerous situation
Examples
The driver walked away from the car accident without any injuries.
