walks

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of walk.

   The mail carrier walks the same route each day.

   Whenever the weather clears, he walks along the river for an hour.

   Note

   Only he, she, it or a singular noun takes this form; I, you, we and they walk. The -s ending stays the same across every use of the verb. It appears with an object (he walks the dog, she walks five miles) and in colloquial talk, where a guilty defendant walks or an unattended laptop walks, meaning it goes missing.

2. 2
   noun

   Plural of walk.

   Her morning walks through the woods became a daily habit.

   The estate is known for its formal garden walks lined with hedges.

   Note

   Every meaning of the singular carries into the plural, so context decides what is being counted: outings (her morning walks), distances covered, or laid-out paths (the garden walks of an estate). The same spelling also serves as the present-tense verb. A determiner or adjective in front, such as her, the or long, marks the noun, while a singular subject in front marks the verb.

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