walk out on

verb

To abandon or desert someone, especially a spouse.

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Meanings

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

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

  1. informaltransitiveTo abandon or desert someone, especially a spouse.

    What would you think if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me?

    1967, “With a Little Help from My Friends”, in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, performed by Beatles

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bail out on

Translations

Hungarian otthagy, elhagy
  • otthagyto abandon
  • elhagyto abandon
  • szakítto abandon
Italian abbandonare
  • abbandonareto abandon
Polish porzucić
  • porzucićto abandon
Russian броса́ть, бро́сить
  • броса́ть (brosátʹ)to abandon
  • бро́сить (brósitʹ)to abandon
  • покида́ть (pokidátʹ)to abandon
  • поки́нуть (pokínutʹ)to abandon
Swedish överge
  • övergeto abandon
Cite this entry
APA

walk out on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk%20out%20on

MLA

“walk out on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk%20out%20on. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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