"perambulate" meaning in English

See perambulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pəɹˈæmbjʊˌleɪt/, /pəɹˈæmbjəˌleɪt/ Audio: en-uk-perambulate.ogg Forms: perambulates [present, singular, third-person], perambulating [participle, present], perambulated [participle, past], perambulated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin perambulō, perambulātus. Equivalent to per- + ambulate. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂elh₂- (wander)}}, {{bor|en|la|perambulo|perambulō, perambulātus}} Latin perambulō, perambulātus, {{af|en|per-<id:through>|ambulate}} per- + ambulate Head templates: {{en-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; to ambulate. Tags: intransitive Translations (roam, stroll): обхождам (obhoždam) (Bulgarian), обикалям (obikaljam) (Bulgarian), durchreisen (German), máirseáil (Irish), przechadzać się [imperfective] (Polish), perambular (Portuguese), vaguear (Portuguese), passear (Portuguese), бродить (broditʹ) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-perambulate-en-verb-2iV4DUZ9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with per- (through), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Gaits Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with per- (through): 68 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Gaits: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'roam, stroll': 97 3
  2. (transitive) To inspect (an area) on foot. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-perambulate-en-verb-Pn12YhzR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: absquatulate, perambulation, perambulator Related terms: amble

Inflected forms

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