take a walk

verb

To go for a walk.

“Hear the sound of that? It's the sound of me taking a walk.”

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Meanings

verbtake a walk (third-person singular simple present takes a walk, present participle taking a walk, simple past took a walk, past participle taken a walk)

present singular third person takes a walk · participle present taking a walk · past took a walk · participle past taken a walk

  1. To go for a walk.
  2. idiomaticTo go away, get lost.

    I'm gonna smash you in the fuckin’ face if you don't take a walk! Mind your fuckin’ business!

    2016, Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea, spoken by Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck)
  3. datedTo leave; (by extension) to quit.

    Hear the sound of that? It's the sound of me taking a walk.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a walk,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20walk.

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