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to walk into
[phrase form: walk]
01
to become involved in something unpleasant because of carelessness or ignorance
Transitive: to walk into an undesirable situation
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
into
Base verb
walk
Present tense
walk into
3rd person singular
walks into
Present participle
walking into
Past simple
walked into
Past participle
walked into
Examples
She walked into a heated argument without knowing what it was about.
02
to accidentally crash into an object
Transitive: to walk into sb/sth
Examples
The child walked into the chair and started crying.
03
to easily get a job or position, particularly undeservedly
Transitive: to walk into a position
Examples
She walked into the opportunity without demonstrating her competence.
