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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

meaning of "take a stroll"

I take a stroll in my neighbourhood in the evening.

How would you understand the above sentence?

I can understand it in the following ways :

(1) I move here and there in the area of my neighbourhood.

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(2) First I go to Mr. B's house for a gossip, then Mr C's house, then Mr D's house and go on changing houses around my neighbourhood for a time pass.
  

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#1. It does not mean as much as #2, Gary. To take a stroll is merely to walk casually around.

  • #1.
  • It does not mean as much as #2, Gary.
  • To take a stroll is merely to walk casually around.
  • If you wish to suggest that you visited some neighbors, then you need to be more specific: I take a stroll every evening, stopping to chat with my neighbors along the way.
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#1.

It does not mean as much as #2, Gary. To take a stroll is merely to walk casually around. If you wish to suggest that you visited some neighbors, then you need to be more specific: I take a stroll every evening, stopping to chat with my neighbors along the way.

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I still don't get the meaning of "Take A Stroll"

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