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walks away from

walks away from is the third-person singular simple present indicative of walk away from.

Meaning of walk away from

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.
    • He decided to walk away from his job after expressing much dissatisfaction with his boss.
  2. (idiomatic) To escape (a mishap, accident, etc.) with minimal or no injury.
    • This fall's visitors have included a motorcyclist who flipped his bike at 150 m.p.h. and walked away from the wreck muttering: "I thought I had stopped."1965 November 12, “Auto Racing: Mr. & Mrs. Speedlove”, in Time
  3. (idiomatic) To outpace effortlessly.
    • This blue Camaro looked bad, sounded worse and would run like a raped ape. I have no idea what-all-else Wayne did to this car, but it was a six-cylinder that would walk away from every car I came against.2005, Chuck E. Sanders, The Making of a Minister, page 59

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What is walks away from the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Walks away from is the third-person singular simple present indicative of walk away from.

Words near walks away from in the dictionary

  1. walks a straight line
  2. walks all over
  3. walks and chews gum at the same time
  4. walks around
  5. walks away
  6. walks away from
  7. walks away with
  8. walks back
  9. walks back the cat
  10. walks behind
  11. walks down

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