"walk into" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: walks into [present, singular, third-person], walking into [participle, present], walked into [participle, past], walked into [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} walk into (third-person singular simple present walks into, present participle walking into, simple past and past participle walked into)
  1. To collide with by walking.
    Sense id: en-walk_into-en-verb-0fzclqI0
  2. To fall into (a trap or other situation), especially one that could have been avoided with more care.
    Sense id: en-walk_into-en-verb-xBYQy4ip Categories (other): English phrasal verbs with particle (into) Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (into): 13 54 15 9 10
  3. (colloquial, archaic) To attack; to assault physically. Tags: archaic, colloquial Synonyms: go into
    Sense id: en-walk_into-en-verb-H1Udpm~h
  4. (colloquial, archaic) To storm at. Tags: archaic, colloquial
    Sense id: en-walk_into-en-verb-GJxeROau
  5. (colloquial, archaic) To eat heartily of. Tags: archaic, colloquial
    Sense id: en-walk_into-en-verb-Esi-7uOT

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for walk into meaning in English (2.1kB)

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