Building up a word pool/go walk

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Use interesting words. - Yes, but which words are more interesting than normal ones?

Don't use simple words like "go", "see" or "do".

Use more interesting synonyms!

Input

Means of transport (how you go)

go


walk

  • on foot
  • barefoot

ride

  • a horse
  • your bike
  • a bus / train / plane

get on / off

  • a bus

go by car, bus, plane …

  • drive a car (sitting at the steering-wheel)
  • fly a plane by yourself

directions (where you go)

🡕 go up, climb, ascend
take the elevator/escalator up

go


turn, bend off, change your direction

🡖 go down, descend, I nearly tripped and stumbled down

leave, depart |⟶ arrive, come home,
reach our destination

go back, return

how fast you go

🧍 standing

  • move slowly, take a stroll
  • walk stealthily, to sneak (sneakers are shoes you can't hear)

🚶 walking quickly, hurrying, rushing

🏃 running, racing to the finish-line

→ dash, gallop, jog, sprint, trot

Interactive Exercises

to go

go away

start going

go to the place
where you wanted to go

go forward

go on

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to walk

to walk through water

to walk very quickly

to walk for exercise and enjoyment

to walk quietly with light steps

to walk around a place without any particular aim

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to walk slowly because you are tired and have been walking for a long time

to walk proudly

a group of people, especially soldiers,
walk together at the same speed

to walk slowly and with difficulty,
for example because of illness, pain, or old age

to walk slowly and in a relaxed way

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