Meaning & use
walk leisurely
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Meaning
phraseintransitive
to walk in a slow, relaxed way, without hurry or effort
Grammar: The phrase has no object; it describes how someone walks, often followed by a place phrase like 'along the beach'.
Patterns
- walk leisurely along something
- walk leisurely through something
- walk leisurely around somewhere
On Sunday mornings we walk leisurely along the river and stop for coffee.
She walked leisurely through the old town, taking photos of every narrow street.
Instead of rushing to the gate, they walked leisurely around the airport shops.
Common combinations
- walk leisurely along the beach
- We walked leisurely along the beach while the sun went down.
- walk leisurely through the park
- He walked leisurely through the park, enjoying the autumn colors.
- a leisurely walk
- After dinner, we took a leisurely walk around the neighborhood.
- at a leisurely pace
- The group moved at a leisurely pace, so nobody got tired.
Synonyms and how they differ
- stroll
- Stroll is a single verb that already means to walk slowly and pleasantly, so it is more compact than 'walk leisurely'.
- saunter
- Saunter suggests a confident, unhurried walk and often sounds more literary than the plain 'walk leisurely'.
- amble
- Amble means to walk at an easy, gentle speed and is slightly more formal than 'walk leisurely'.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: walk leisurely or walk lazily?
walk leisurely vs walk lazily
Lazily means without energy or effort, often with a negative tone. Leisurely means relaxed and pleasant, with no criticism.
Practice
Choose the sentence that uses 'walk leisurely' correctly.
Choose one answer.
The phrase describes how you walk and is followed by a preposition like 'along' before the place: 'walked leisurely along the beach'. Option A misses the preposition, and option C changes the meaning to walking toward the beach, not along it.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “walk leisurely”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.