"walk away from" meaning in All languages combined

See walk away from on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-walk away from.ogg Forms: walks away from [present, singular, third-person], walking away from [participle, present], walked away from [participle, past], walked away from [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} walk away from (third-person singular simple present walks away from, present participle walking away from, simple past and past participle walked away from)
  1. (idiomatic) To abandon or leave; to shun; to refuse. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-walk_away_from-en-verb-BoxAq2Pq
  2. (idiomatic) To escape (a mishap, accident, etc.) with minimal or no injury. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-walk_away_from-en-verb-hpV~w4nS
  3. (idiomatic) To outpace effortlessly. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-walk_away_from-en-verb-Vzzej2Hm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "away", English phrasal verbs formed with "from", Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 12 81 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "away": 13 14 74 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "from": 13 14 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 14 78

Inflected forms

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        "(idiomatic) To outpace effortlessly."
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