walk through

verb

To explain (something) to (someone), step by step.

“On my first day at work, the secretary walked me through the process of using the photocopier.”

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Meanings

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

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

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo explain (something) to (someone), step by step.

    On my first day at work, the secretary walked me through the process of using the photocopier.

  2. idiomatictransitiveTo rehearse (something) casually.
  3. idiomatictransitiveTo perform (something) with ease or perfunctorily.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, through.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Finnish käydä läpi, käydä läpi
  • käydä läpiexplain step by step
  • käydä läpirehearse casually
Spanish explicar paso a paso, enseñar
  • explicar paso a pasoexplain step by step
  • enseñarexplain step by step
  • recorrerrehearse casually
Cite this entry
APA

walk through. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk%20through

MLA

“walk through.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk%20through. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “walk through,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk%20through.

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