ambulant

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ambulans, present participle of ambulare (“to walk”).

Adjective

ambulant (not comparable)

1. Able to walk.
   • 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:

     They are crossing the carpark with difficulty for Rick is holding Pym's arm in an ambulant bearhug and they are advancing at an angle like a pair of crookedly hung overcoats.

2. Designed for use by somebody with a disability that impairs, but does not prevent, walking.

   an ambulant toilet

Translations

able to walk

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Further reading

• “ambulant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Catalan

Adjective

ambulant m or f (masculine and feminine plural ambulants)

1. ambulant; walking; able to walk

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French

Etymology

From Latin ambulant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.by.lɑ̃/
• Homophone: ambulants

Adjective

ambulant (feminine ambulante, masculine plural ambulants, feminine plural ambulantes)

1. walking, strolling

Verb

ambulant

1. present participle of ambuler

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ambuˈlant/

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• Rhymes: -ant
• Hyphenation: am‧bu‧lant

Adjective

ambulant (not comparable)

1. ambulant; outpatient (attributive noun)

Antonyms

• stationär

Related terms

• Ambulanz

Further reading

• “ambulant” in Duden online

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) ambulant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of ambulō