walk past

Hi, Intrigue. Welcome to EF.

"to walk past" means "to walk unhirriedly, without any purpose just for pleasure".

Intrigue When to use it and what does it mean.For ex- when u walk past the bridge.

Hi and welcome here!

I think in your sentence "past" is a preposition referring to position, and meaning "beyond something", "at the farther side of something" etc.

Was I wrong with above?

to walk unhurriedly, without any purpose just for pleasure

FandorinWas I wrong with above?

I'm afraid you've added meaning that isn't there.
You can walk past someone very quickly for the purpose of avoiding having to talk to them.
That is certainly not just slowly or for pleasure.

Hi,

FandorinWas I wrong with above?

Are you asking me?

Hi,

In very simple terms, 'to walk past something' means to pass it on foot,

just as 'to drive past something' means to pass it in a vehicle.

I am assuming that you know what the verb 'to pass' means.

If you still don't understand, please post again.

Best wishes, Clive

If I say "I pass your house every day", you won't know in what way I do it.

If I use 'past', it is possible to indicate in what way I do it.

I jog past your house every day.

I stroll past your house every day.

I walk past your house every day.

I hope the above helps.

In other words, past is an adverb describing how you walked or jogged. "Passed" is used when using the verb "to pass" in the past tense. Example:
I passed his house vs. I walked past his house. Cheers!

can I use "I walk 'pass' your house every day? someone says that we can use 'pass' as an adverb or preposition. Is that correct? Sorry, I'm not a native speaker.