noun / verb · neutral
jaywalking
/ˈdʒeɪˌwɔːkɪŋ/JAY·walk·ing
the act of crossing a street carelessly or illegally, not at a crossing or against the signal
Examples
“Jaywalking is common in busy Asian cities where pedestrians try to save time.”
“Police fined several people for jaywalking near the station.”
“He risked jaywalking to avoid the long queue at the pedestrian crossing.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although jaywalking may save a few minutes, it significantly increases the risk of accidents in busy intersections.”
Collocations
- penalize jaywalking
- illegal to jaywalk
- a notorious jaywalker
Word family
Common mistakes
He is jaywalking across the street.→He is jaywalking.
He jaywalked yesterday at the zebra crossing.→He jaywalked yesterday away from the zebra crossing.
Say it for a higher band
5cross the road→6cross illegally→7+jaywalking
Synonyms
cross illegally
Easily confused
cross illegally
“He was fined for crossing illegally, having ignored the traffic lights.”
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