Walk in on Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈwɑk/, /ˈwɔk/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn

WAHK-in-ahn or WAWK-in-ahn

UK

wˈɔːk/ /ˈɪn/ /ˈɒn

WAWK-in-on

التعريف

To enter a room or place suddenly and unexpectedly while someone is doing something private or personal, often by accident.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually informal and often refers to surprising or embarrassing someone unintentionally. Commonly followed by 'someone' (e.g., 'walk in on my parents'). Not for general 'enter'—it implies a situation where privacy is interrupted.

• Spanish: entrar de repente a - sorprender (a alguien) (en una situación privada)
• Portuguese (BR): entrar de repente em - flagrar (alguém) (em uma situação privada)
• Portuguese (PT): entrar de repente em - surpreender (alguém) (numa situação privada)
• Chinese (Simplified): 突然闯入 (某人正在进行的事情)
• Chinese (Traditional): 突然闖入（某人正在進行的事情）
• Hindi: अचानक घुस आना (किसी की निजी स्थिति में)
• Arabic: يقتحم فجأة (على شخص في موقف خاص)
• Bengali: হঠাৎ ঢুকে পড়া
• Russian: застать врасплох - внезапно войти
• Japanese: （プライベートな場面に）突然入る
• Vietnamese: đi vào bất ngờ
• Korean: 불시에 들어가다
• Turkish: ansızın içeri girmek
• Urdu: اچانک داخل ہونا
• Indonesian: masuk tiba-tiba - mendadak masuk

جمل نموذجية

I accidentally walked in on my sister changing clothes.

basic

Never walk in on someone in the bathroom.

basic

She didn’t lock the door, so I walked in on her by mistake.

basic

Sorry, I didn’t mean to walk in on you—thought the room was empty.

natural

It's embarrassing when you walk in on a meeting by mistake.

natural

He once walked in on his boss having a private phone call.

natural