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walk on

B1 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words

Keep walking and don't stop, or appear in a play/film with a tiny part where you don't speak.

Literal meaning: To continue moving forward on foot.

Meanings

1 A2 neutral

To continue walking without stopping.

"Despite the cold, they walked on until they reached the village."

Grammar: inseparable
2 B2 idiomatic neutral

To appear in a play, film, or TV show in a very small, non-speaking role.

"He got to walk on in a West End production when he was a drama student."

Grammar: inseparable
3 C1 idiomatic informal

(American English, sports) To join a college sports team as a non-scholarship athlete by demonstrating skill at a tryout.

"He wasn't recruited, but he walked on and made the football team anyway."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

The theatrical sense ('walk-on part' or 'walk-on role') is a fixed collocation in British and American English. 'Walk on' as a sports term refers to joining a college team without a scholarship (chiefly American English).

Commonly used with

stage part role team campus eggshells

Forms

Base
walk on
I/you/we/they
3rd person
walks on
he/she/it
Past simple
walked on
yesterday
Past participle
walked on
have + pp
-ing form
walking on
continuous

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Synonyms

continue walking keep going press on proceed move on

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