walk through

1 of 2

verb

walked through; walking through; walks through

transitive verb

1

: to go through (a theatrical role, a familiar activity, etc.) perfunctorily (as in an early stage of rehearsal)

2

: to guide (someone, such as a novice) through an unfamiliar or complex procedure step-by-step

3

: to deal with or carry out perfunctorily

walk-through

2 of 2

noun

ˈwȯk-ˌthrü 

1

: a perfunctory performance of a play or acting part (as in an early stage of rehearsal)

2

: a television rehearsal without cameras

Examples of walk through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

During a virtual walk-through of the exhibition, Alexandra Foradas, the museum’s curator of modern and contemporary art who assisted Moore Saggese in realizing the show in New Jersey, provided a useful way of thinking about what Basquiat was doing. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

On a longtime quest to democratize opera, Koelsch invited Martínez Celaya to the Chandler for a walk-through. — Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Xavier Legette is week-to-week with a knee injury, while Jalen Coker missed Wednesday’s walk-through with a quad strain. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Shanahan said Bosa was hurt doing individual warmups on the side before Thursday’s walk-through session, which immediately preceded the official practice. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for walk through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou