walk through

See also: walkthrough and walk-through

English

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Verb

walk through (third-person singular simple present walks through, present participle walking through, simple past and past participle walked through)

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To explain (something) to (someone), step by step.

   On my first day at work, the secretary walked me through the process of using the photocopier.

2. (idiomatic, transitive) To rehearse (something) casually.
3. (idiomatic, transitive) To perform (something) with ease or perfunctorily.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk,‎ through.

Derived terms

• walkthrough (noun)
• walk-through (noun)

 

Translations

explain step by step

• Finnish: käydä läpi

rehearse casually

• Finnish: käydä läpi
• Spanish: recorrer (es)

perform perfunctorily

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Translations to be checked

• German: durchgehen (de)
• Turkish: üzerinden geçmek

See also

• pass through
• talk through
• work through