Meaning & use
evening stroll
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Meaning
nouncountable
A slow, relaxed walk taken in the evening, usually for pleasure rather than to get somewhere.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'an evening stroll' or 'evening strolls' for more than one.
Patterns
- take an evening stroll
- go for an evening stroll
- an evening stroll along something
After dinner we took a short evening stroll by the river.
Their evening stroll through the old town became a daily habit.
She likes an evening stroll around the block before bed.
Word forms
| plural | evening strolls |
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Common combinations
- take an evening stroll
- Let's take an evening stroll after we eat.
- go for an evening stroll
- They went for an evening stroll along the beach.
- a leisurely evening stroll
- We enjoyed a leisurely evening stroll through the park.
- an evening stroll by the river
- An evening stroll by the river is the best way to end the day.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- stroll verb
- To walk slowly and in a relaxed way.
- stroller noun
- A person who strolls, or a pushchair for a baby.
Commonly confused: evening stroll or evening walk?
evening stroll vs evening walk
Very similar, but 'walk' can be brisk or for exercise, while 'stroll' always suggests a slow, easy pace.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'evening stroll' most naturally?
Choose one answer.
'Take a stroll' is the usual verb collocation, so 'took an evening stroll' fits. 'Made' and 'put' do not go with 'stroll' in this meaning, and 'did a stroll' sounds unnatural.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “evening stroll”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.