What does stroll mean?

[Ingolf]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #66 "Synonyms for walk", question 5

The bus station is very close, you can ......... to it.

(a) stroll
(b) wander
(c) go
(d) walk

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #66 "Synonyms for walk", answer 5

The bus station is very close, you can walk to it.

Correct answer: (d) walk
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what does stroll means?

[Alan]

Hi Ingolf,

Stroll means walk in a very casual way without any particular destination in mind. This is often used in the expression go for a stroll, which means walk just for the sake of walking but not in a hurry.

Alan
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[Moni]

What's the difference between stroll and wander, please?

Congratulations for the forum!!!

[Alan]

Hi,

'Stroll' as I have indicated above, means to go for a walk in a casual manner without having any definite destination. 'Wander' is again walk without any destination in mind but the emphasis is not on the way you walk but on the fact that you are probably lost or not sure where you are going. A sentence could be: We left the marked path in the forest and then decided to wander off to the right and very soon we realised that we were lost and had to use our mobile phone to get help.

A
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