January 23, 2010 By Angela Boothroyd
If you walk out of a performance or a meeting, you leave before it has finished because you do not think it is very good, or because you are upset or angry.
Examples of use:
1. We went to see a film at the cinema last night, but we walked out half way through because the acting was so bad.
2. I walked out of the meeting because our manager was being totally unreasonable.
infinitive – walk out
present simple – walk out and walks out
-ing form – walking out
past simple – walked out
past participle – walked out
See also, storm out
Image of the Apollo Victoria Theatre, London, by Andy Roberts