verb
Meaning 1
To walk around, roam, or stroll.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- Near-synonym: ambulate (sometimes synonymous)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ambulate
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
perambulate
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Sound
Pronunciation
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verb
Meaning 2
To inspect (an area) on foot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
walk with no particular goal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- we were walking around in the garden
- after breakfast, she walked about in the park
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: walk about, walk around
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: walk
verb
Meaning 4
make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inspect
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2énts? Proto-Indo-European *h2m̥bhíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h2elh2-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Latin perambulō Latin perambulātusbor. English perambulate Borrowed from Latin perambulō, perambulātus. Equivalent to per- + ambulate.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: обхождам (obhoždam) — roam, stroll
- Bulgarian: обикалям (obikaljam) — roam, stroll
- German: durchreisen — roam, stroll
- Irish: máirseáil — roam, stroll
- Polish: przechadzać się — roam, stroll
- Portuguese: perambular — roam, stroll
- Portuguese: vaguear — roam, stroll
- Portuguese: passear — roam, stroll
- Russian: бродить (broditʹ) — roam, stroll