🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

marcher

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mar-shay

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Walk/wɔːk/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Elle aime marcher dans le parc chaque matin."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn.

    "She likes to walk in the park every morning."
  2. 2

    To travel or move on foot for a distance.

    "He decided to walk to work to enjoy the fresh air."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'walk' originates from the Old English 'wealcan', meaning 'to roll' or 'to move'. Over time, it evolved in Middle English to 'walken', which referred specifically to the act of moving on foot.

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