walk through
verb
walk through is a verb meaning “To explain (something) to (someone), step by step” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled W-A-L-K-T-H-R-O-U-G-H.
What does walk through mean?
verb
- 1
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
To rehearse (something) casually.
- 3
To perform (something) with ease or perfunctorily.
- 4
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, through.
adjective
- 1
That can be walked through.
- 2
Of passenger carriages in a train, having no doors in gangway connections between the carriages, often in combination with longitudinal seating, creating a "see-through" effect through the train.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of walkthrough.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce walk through?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-walk_through.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of walk through
- walks through present, singular, he/she/it
- walking through participle, present
- walked through participle, past
- walkthrough
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with walk through
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: walkthrough (one word or two).
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Walk through in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does walk through come from?
Deverbal from walk through.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).