to perambulate
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9.7
- verb
- /pəˈræmbjʊˌleɪt/
:
pasear
- The gifted costumbrista painter Rugendas shows African sansi players perambulating in the streets of Rio in the first half of the nineteenth century.
Examples
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The couple decided to perambulate aimlessly through the charming streets of the old town.
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We perambulate here most every night.
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All right, son, let's perambulate along.
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Come on, son, perambulate.
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In paintings of mid- to late-nineteenth-century Paris, representatives from all levels of society perambulate the boulevards, bridges, and squares.
Academic text (2005) -
But that could have been expected; the sight of the regiment of Kittchikoostrans perambulating in syncopated synchronicity kept most people, and all of the other aliens, away from any troubling confrontation.
Fiction book (1998) -
Every Sunday, we like to perambulate in the park and enjoy the fresh air.
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On warm summer evenings, families often perambulate along the riverfront, taking in the scenery.
Synonyms
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1.3
Move around without a fixed direction, often slowly and in curves
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1.7
To go on foot in a place without a clear purpose, often for pleasure
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2.5
Move around without a fixed place, often while looking for something
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1.8
To walk slowly and enjoy it
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4.4
To walk for pleasure without a fixed route
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2.0
To walk slowly and enjoy the fresh air
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8.4
To roam around for pleasure without a clear plan
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2.9
To walk around a town or city without a clear purpose
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3.1
To move around a place on your feet without a clear purpose
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7.6
To walk around without a clear plan, often slowly and without much energy
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2.6
To walk slowly for pleasure along a street or riverside
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6.9
To walk around without a clear purpose
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6.8
To walk slowly through a place without a clear purpose
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9.0
To move around places for pleasure without a plan
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8.2
To travel without a set plan to explore and think
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4.1
Moving from place to place without a fixed home
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8.8
To walk again after being ill or injured
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7.9
To go slowly and enjoy the journey
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9.9
Walk slowly without a clear plan and enjoy the view
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6.5
To move around slowly doing small jobs in no hurry
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9.9
To move from place to place without a home
To walk slowly without a clear purpose
To travel slowly without a clear plan
Walk around slowly without a plan
To go from place to place for fun without a plan
Antonyms
How Aimless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Perambulate comes from Latin parts per- 'through' and ambulare 'to walk', the same root as the everyday word amble. It gives the picture of slowly walking 'through' a place with no fixed plan. So, to perambulate is to walk around for pleasure or to clear your mind.