perambulate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perambulō, perambulātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəɹˈæmbjəˌleɪt/

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Verb

perambulate (third-person singular simple present perambulates, present participle perambulating, simple past and past participle perambulated)

1. (intransitive) To walk about, roam or stroll.
2. (transitive) To inspect (an area) on foot.

Related terms

• amble

Translations

roam, stroll

• Bulgarian: обхождам (bg) (obhoždam), обикалям (bg) (obikaljam)
• German: durchreisen (de)
• Irish: máirseáil
• Polish: przechadzać się (pl) impf

• Portuguese: perambular, vaguear, passear
• Russian: бродить (ru) impf (broditʹ)

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• preambulate

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Latin

Verb

perambulāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of perambulō