perambulate

v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.

v.tr.

1. To walk through.
2. To inspect (an area) on foot.

v.intr.
To walk about; roam or stroll.

[Latin perambulāre, perambulāt- : per-, per- + ambulāre, to walk.]

perambulation per·am'bu·la'tion n.
perambulatory per·am'bu·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

(puh-RAM-byuh-layt)

verb tr.
1. To walk through.
2. To inspect (an area) on foot.

verb intr.
To walk about; roam or stroll.

Etymology
Latin perambulare, perambulat- : per-, + ambulare, to walk.

Usage
"Seventeen years ago, at an age when many men are reduced to perambulating the mall, Vaughan entered his first Iditarod, the 1,160-mile trans-Alaska dogsled race that turns much younger mushers into mush." — William Plummer, At His Peak Norman Vaughan, 87, sets out to climb the icy mountain bearing his name, People, 15 Nov 1993.

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verb

To walk at a leisurely pace: amble, meander, promenade, ramble, saunter, stroll, wander. Informal mosey. See move/halt.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)

Meaning #2: walk with no particular goal
  Synonyms: walk about, walk around

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gennemvandre, besigtige, inspicere
v. intr. - vandre rundt

Nederlands (Dutch)
wandelen, rondlopen, doorheen lopen en inspecteren, parochiegrenzen te voet bepalen

Français (French)
v. tr. - parcourir
v. intr. - déambuler

Deutsch (German)
v. - durchgehen, die Grenzen abschreiten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περιδιαβάζω, σεργιανίζω

Italiano (Italian)
passeggiare, camminare, andare in giro, deambulare, vagare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - perambular, atravessar, inspecionar

Русский (Russian)
совершать обход, расхаживать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - recorrer, atravesar, transitar por
v. intr. - andar, pasear

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vandra (resa) igenom (omkring)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
巡行, 勘查, 徘徊, 漫步, 闲荡

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 巡行, 勘查, 徘徊
v. intr. - 漫步, 閒蕩

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 순회하다, 답사하다, 배회하다
v. intr. - 걸어 돌아다니다, 거닐다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 歩き回る, 巡回する, 踏査する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسير على قدميه, يفتش رسميا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שוטט, הלך, סייר‬
v. intr. - ‮הלך דרך, הלך סביב, הסתובב‬

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