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perambulate

 
Dictionary: per·am·bu·late   (pə-răm'byə-lāt') pronunciation
 

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.
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Thesaurus: perambulate
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verb

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

 
WordNet: perambulate
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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


 
Translations: Perambulate
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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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