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PRONUNCIATION OF WALKOVER

walkover  [ˈwɔːkˌəʊvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WALKOVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Walkover is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb walkover in English.

WHAT DOES WALKOVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Walkover

A walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections. This is also referred to as winning "by default". The word is used more generally by extension, particularly in politics, for a contest in which the winner, although not the only participant, has little or no competition. The strict and extended meanings of "walkover" as a single word are both found from 1829.

Definition of walkover in the English dictionary

The first definition of walkover in the dictionary is an easy or unopposed victory. Other definition of walkover is the running or walking over the course by the only contestant entered in a race at the time of starting. Walkover is also a race won in this way.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WALKOVER

PRESENT

Present
I walkover
you walkover
he/she/it walkovers
we walkover
you walkover
they walkover
Present continuous
I am walkovering
you are walkovering
he/she/it is walkovering
we are walkovering
you are walkovering
they are walkovering
Present perfect
I have walkovered
you have walkovered
he/she/it has walkovered
we have walkovered
you have walkovered
they have walkovered
Present perfect continuous
I have been walkovering
you have been walkovering
he/she/it has been walkovering
we have been walkovering
you have been walkovering
they have been walkovering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I walkovered
you walkovered
he/she/it walkovered
we walkovered
you walkovered
they walkovered
Past continuous
I was walkovering
you were walkovering
he/she/it was walkovering
we were walkovering
you were walkovering
they were walkovering
Past perfect
I had walkovered
you had walkovered
he/she/it had walkovered
we had walkovered
you had walkovered
they had walkovered
Past perfect continuous
I had been walkovering
you had been walkovering
he/she/it had been walkovering
we had been walkovering
you had been walkovering
they had been walkovering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will walkover
you will walkover
he/she/it will walkover
we will walkover
you will walkover
they will walkover
Future continuous
I will be walkovering
you will be walkovering
he/she/it will be walkovering
we will be walkovering
you will be walkovering
they will be walkovering
Future perfect
I will have walkovered
you will have walkovered
he/she/it will have walkovered
we will have walkovered
you will have walkovered
they will have walkovered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been walkovering
you will have been walkovering
he/she/it will have been walkovering
we will have been walkovering
you will have been walkovering
they will have been walkovering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would walkover
you would walkover
he/she/it would walkover
we would walkover
you would walkover
they would walkover
Conditional continuous
I would be walkovering
you would be walkovering
he/she/it would be walkovering
we would be walkovering
you would be walkovering
they would be walkovering
Conditional perfect
I would have walkover
you would have walkover
he/she/it would have walkover
we would have walkover
you would have walkover
they would have walkover
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been walkovering
you would have been walkovering
he/she/it would have been walkovering
we would have been walkovering
you would have been walkovering
they would have been walkovering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you walkover
we let´s walkover
you walkover
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to walkover
Past participle
walkovered
Present Participle
walkovering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WALKOVER


cabover
ˈkæbˌəʊvə
call-over
ˈkɔːlˌəʊvə
carry-over
ˈkærɪˌəʊvə
changeover
ˈtʃeɪndʒˌəʊvə
crossover
ˈkrɒsˌəʊvə
flyover
ˈflaɪˌəʊvə
handover
ˈhændˌəʊvə
hangover
ˈhæŋˌəʊvə
layover
ˈleɪˌəʊvə
leftover
ˈlɛftˌəʊvə
mouseover
ˈmaʊsˌəʊvə
Passover
ˈpɑːsˌəʊvə
popover
ˈpɒpˌəʊvə
pullover
ˈpʊlˌəʊvə
sleepover
ˈsliːpˌəʊvə
slipover
ˈslɪpˌəʊvə
stopover
ˈstɒpˌəʊvə
strikeover
ˈstraɪkˌəʊvə
switchover
ˈswɪtʃˌəʊvə
takeover
ˈteɪkˌəʊvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WALKOVER

walking distance
walking dragline
walking fern
walking frame
walking holiday
Walking Horse
walking leaf
walking pace
walking papers
walking race
walking shoe
walking stick
walking tour
walking trip
Walkman
walkout
walkshorts
walkway
walky-talkies
walky-talky

WORDS THAT END LIKE WALKOVER

all over
all-over
cover
cut-and-cover
discover
Dover
Hannover
hardcover
Hoover
hover
Land Rover
lover
makeover
moreover
on cover
over
over and over
recover
remover
rover

Synonyms and antonyms of walkover in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WALKOVER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «walkover» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of walkover

Translation of «walkover» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WALKOVER

Find out the translation of walkover to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of walkover from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «walkover» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

轻松取胜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

walkover
570 millions of speakers

English

walkover
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सरल विजय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مباراتهما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переворот
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

walkover
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনায়াসলব্ধ বিজয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

victoire facile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berjalan kaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Freilos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不戦勝
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

독주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lumaku
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

walkover
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெற்றியின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वॉकओव्हर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kolay kazanma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vittoria facile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

walkower
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переворот
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

walkover
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περίπατου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wedstryd sonder mededingers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

walkover
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

walkover
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of walkover

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WALKOVER»

The term «walkover» is regularly used and occupies the 101.941 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WALKOVER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «walkover» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «walkover» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about walkover

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WALKOVER»

Discover the use of walkover in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to walkover and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American Poland-China Record
SIRE— I X L Walkover 265399. DAM — Miss Dallas Futurity 614046. MISS WALLER O.UEEX 717818 — Farrowed Apr. 21, 1918. In litter 7, raised — boars 3 , sows 2. Bred by T. L. Bush, Mumford, Tex., sold to Cecil Armer. Wa'ler, Tex.. Ju'y 1 ...
American Poland-China Record Association, 1919
2
American Poland-China Record
Notch inside right ear. Ear mark No. 4. Bred by T. L. Bush, Mumford, Tex., sold to Louis Parnell, Hearne, Tex., July 15, 1918, resold to С G. Wood, (Est.) Hearne, Tex., Oct. 16, 1918. SIRE— I. X. L. Walkover 265399. DAM— Miss Dallas Futurity  ...
‎1920
3
Teaching Fundamental Gymnastics Skills
Back. Walkover. The difference between the backbend kickover and the back walkover is that the back walkover starts on one leg from a gymnastics point and progresses through a standing backbend.
Debby Mitchell, Barbara Davis, Raim Lopez, 2002
4
The National Poland-China Record
< I i>\ I :un \ l.ir-i LONGFELLOW 2343O4 Farrowed February 22, 1918. f Mastodon Walkover, Utter 8 : raised, boars, 0 ; sows, 1. I 1079U1. Bred by Harry F . Thuermer. Aurora, < Indiana. I Sold, in dam, to T. J. Martin, same f Dude's Longfellow, ...
‎1919
5
Tumbling Basics
Following are some of the skills, listed in order from least to most difficult: Challenges in Front Limber ' Front walkover ' Weak-side front walkover (using opposite leg) ' Switch-leg front walkover 0 Handstand pirouette front walkover ' Tic-toc ...
Kathleen Ortiz, 2013
6
History of the Poland China Breed of Swine
Junior Champion Boar — J. E. Meharry on Banker's Perfection by Depositor; dam , Walkover Perfection by Master Walkover. Senior and Grand Champion Sow — J. E. Meharry on Louise Model 2d by Banker's Model; dam, Louise Harvester by ...
Joseph Ray Davis, Harvey Samuel Duncan, 1921
7
Gymnastics Drills and Conditioning for the Walkover, Limber, ...
These drills were used to produce several successful gymnasts.The drills included in this book break down the skills into easy to understand body positions and movements.
Karen M. Goeller, 2004
8
HDD Practice Handbook
The position is derived from a transmitter or navigation system in the bore head while data is transmitted through the soil via an electro-magnetic field (walkover procedure) or a wire cable (wire-cable procedure) inside the hollow of the drill rod.
Hans-Joachim Bayer, 2005
9
Coastal Construction Manual, Volume III: Principles and ...
Dune Walkover Guidance This appendix contains copies of the following two publications, which provide design criteria for beach walkover structures: Beach/ Dune Walkover Guidlines,by the Florida Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems, ...
Federal Emergency Management Agency
10
Human Movement Understanding: From Computational Geometry to ...
Walkover, Back Walkover - Both these stunts are built on the "bridge" pose and on an inverted split. in the back walkover the bridge is reached bending the trunk backward. At the same time an extended leg is thrown up and the other follows to  ...
P. Morasso, V. Tagliasco, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WALKOVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term walkover is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Handyman shot dead near Morvant walkover
At about 8.30 am, Marlon Brown, identified by police as a handy man, was working near the walkover in Morvant when a gunman approached him and opened ... «Trinidad Guardian, Jul 15»
2
'I was a walkover for him': Former tenant of Justin Hemmes' rival tells …
AS millionaire hotelier Justin Hemmes prepares for his Supreme Court battle with his Coogee Pavilion landlord David Kingston next week, a Sydney ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Heartland risk walkover at Sharks
Supersport.com can report that cash-strapped Heartland are risking a walkover at Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side Sharks. The Naze ... «SuperSport, Jun 15»
4
Indonesia's Persipura kicked out of AFC Cup over visa row, Pahang …
AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — Malaysian side Pahang FA have been handed a 3-0 walkover win in their AFC Cup last 16 clash ... «Malay Mail Online, Jun 15»
5
Tennis-Kyrgios gets walkover over injured Edmund
PARIS May 27 Australian Nick Kyrgios was given another day off when his second round opponent Kyle Edmund withdrew from the French Open on ... «Reuters UK, May 15»
6
An Elbow Injury Forces Serena Williams Out Of Rome, Gives 3rd …
An Elbow Injury Forces Serena Williams Out Of Rome, Gives 3rd Walkover In Last 6 Events ... McHale, who gets the walkover, beat Sara Errani yesterday. «Tennis-X.com, May 15»
7
Baffert: Walkover, paddock 'out of hand'
"He's got a great mind," Baffert said, "but he lost a little bit going to the paddock. There (were) too many walkover people, and they all wanted to be around him. «The Courier-Journal, May 15»
8
Russia handed walkover victory while Montenegro hit with stadium …
Russia have been awarded a 3-0 walkover victory while Montenegro have been hit with a stadium ban following the abandonment of a fraught Euro 2016 ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
9
Leppitsch defends Robinson over 'walkover'
Robinson said the Blues had viewed them as "a bit of a walkover team, even though they beat us", and they would travel to the Gabba simply to "get a win and ... «AFL.com.au, Mar 15»
10
Robinson considered Lions a walkover
"Trying to get the win and go home, we felt like (they were) a little bit of a walkover team, even though they beat us (Carlton)." The opinion sparked a strong ... «The Age, Mar 15»

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