perambulate

per·am·bu·late

P0181300 (pə-răm′byə-lāt′)v. per·am·bu·lat·ed, per·am·bu·lat·ing, per·am·bu·lates v.tr.1. To walk through.2. To inspect (an area) on foot.v.intr. To walk about; roam or stroll.

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[Latin perambulāre, perambulāt- : per-, per- + ambulāre, to walk; see ambhi in Indo-European roots.]

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per·am′bu·la′tion n.per·am′bu·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.

perambulate

(pəˈræmbjʊˌleɪt) vb1. to walk about (a place)2. (tr) to walk round in order to inspect[C16: from Latin perambulāre to traverse, from per through + ambulāre to walk] perˌambuˈlation n perambulatory adj

per•am•bu•late

(pərˈæm byəˌleɪt)

v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. 1. to walk through, about, or over; traverse. 2. to examine or inspect the boundaries of by walking through. v.i. 3. to stroll. [1560–70; < Latin perambulātus, past participle of perambulāre to walk through] per•am`bu•la′tion, n. per•am′bu•la•to`ry (-ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

perambulate

Past participle: perambulated
Gerund: perambulating

Imperative
perambulate
perambulate

Present
I perambulate
you perambulate
he/she/it perambulates
we perambulate
you perambulate
they perambulate

Preterite
I perambulated
you perambulated
he/she/it perambulated
we perambulated
you perambulated
they perambulated

Present Continuous
I am perambulating
you are perambulating
he/she/it is perambulating
we are perambulating
you are perambulating
they are perambulating

Present Perfect
I have perambulated
you have perambulated
he/she/it has perambulated
we have perambulated
you have perambulated
they have perambulated

Past Continuous
I was perambulating
you were perambulating
he/she/it was perambulating
we were perambulating
you were perambulating
they were perambulating

Past Perfect
I had perambulated
you had perambulated
he/she/it had perambulated
we had perambulated
you had perambulated
they had perambulated

Future
I will perambulate
you will perambulate
he/she/it will perambulate
we will perambulate
you will perambulate
they will perambulate

Future Perfect
I will have perambulated
you will have perambulated
he/she/it will have perambulated
we will have perambulated
you will have perambulated
they will have perambulated

Future Continuous
I will be perambulating
you will be perambulating
he/she/it will be perambulating
we will be perambulating
you will be perambulating
they will be perambulating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been perambulating
you have been perambulating
he/she/it has been perambulating
we have been perambulating
you have been perambulating
they have been perambulating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been perambulating
you will have been perambulating
he/she/it will have been perambulating
we will have been perambulating
you will have been perambulating
they will have been perambulating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been perambulating
you had been perambulating
he/she/it had been perambulating
we had been perambulating
you had been perambulating
they had been perambulating

Conditional
I would perambulate
you would perambulate
he/she/it would perambulate
we would perambulate
you would perambulate
they would perambulate

Past Conditional
I would have perambulated
you would have perambulated
he/she/it would have perambulated
we would have perambulated
you would have perambulated
they would have perambulated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	perambulate - make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property); "Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years"inspect - look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"
	2.	perambulate - walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the park"walk about, walk aroundwalk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

perambulate

verbTo walk at a leisurely pace:amble, meander, promenade, ramble, saunter, stroll, wander.Informal: mosey.

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