walk on

verb

To come onstage.

“He walked on this year.”

Meanings

verbwalk on (third-person singular simple present walks on, present participle walking on, simple past and past participle walked on)

present singular third person walks on · participle present walking on · participle past walked on · past walked on

  1. entertainmentTo come onstage.

    He walks on after your line.

  2. idiomaticTo join a college sports team without being recruited for it.

    He walked on this year.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, on.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “walk on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk%20on.

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