Take the Dog for a Walk: Meaning and Usage

Meaning 1：walk the dog (Take the dog for a walk)

Take the dog for a walk 🔊

/teɪk ðə dɒɡ fɔːr ə wɔːk/

v.phr.

To go outside with your dog for exercise, fresh air, and to let it relieve itself.

Person walking a dog on a sunny park path with trees and blue sky

walk the dog 🔊

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/wɔːk ðə dɒɡ/

v.phr.

To take one's pet dog outside for exercise, fresh air, and to allow it to relieve itself.

📁 Category：Animal Protection 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

A phrase meaning to lead one's dog outside for exercise and toileting.

💡 Mnemonic

Picture your dog eagerly waiting by the door, leash in hand, ready for a walk.

📖 Example

After dinner, I always take the dog for a walk in the nearby park to enjoy the evening breeze. 🔊 After dinner, I always take the dog for a walk in the nearby park to enjoy the evening breeze.

🔗 Collocations

take the dog for a walk – to walk one's dog

walk the dog – to take the dog outside for exercise

go for a walk with the dog – to stroll with one's dog

🔄 Synonyms

walk the dog (v.phr.) – to take the dog out for a walk

exercise the dog (v.phr.) – to provide physical activity for the dog

take the dog out (v.phr.) – to bring the dog outside

🚫 Antonyms

keep the dog indoors (v.phr.) – to prevent the dog from going outside

neglect the dog's exercise (v.phr.) – to fail to provide physical activity for the dog

leave the dog at home (v.phr.) – to not bring the dog along when going out

🌱 Derivatives

dog walker (n.) – a person who walks dogs for others

dog walking (n.) – the activity of walking dogs

📖 Cultural Story

Popularized in Victorian England with the rise of middle-class pet ownership. Now a daily routine for urban dog owners, often serving as a social activity.