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to promenade

to promenade

3 5.4
To walk slowly in public to be seen or enjoy the place
  • verb
  • /ˌprɒməˈneɪd/
translation icon : pasear
  • On warm evenings, couples like to promenade in the park, taking in the fresh air.
  • promenade around
  • promenade back and forth
  • people promenade

Examples

  • Shall we promenade?

    Austenland (2013)

  • Well, Leo, what say we promenade through the park?

    The Producers (1968)

  • People promenade in formal parks that look, but are not, European.

    Academic text (2002)

  • "How I love to promenade by walking my Chihuahua."

    The House Across the Bay (1940)

  • She taught me how to promenade the boardwalk.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The guests promenade.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Promenade with me into le jardin- you can help me gather some hollyhocks!

    The Boy Friend (1971)

  • A few children played, a few middle-aged types promenaded, trying to look distinguished; otherwise, everyone seemed to be in their late teens to early thirties.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • To Scarlett's relief, they walked along the street behind her grandfather's house, not by the square in front of it where her aunts liked to promenade under the trees for their "constitutionals."

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Throngs of the rich, sporting fabrics of wealth as casually as nature's new plumage, yet they promenade as mere mortals on Fifth Avenue.

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

stroll
vsto promenade
92 1.2

A slow easy walk taken for pleasure

is slower and more formal often done to be seen
to parade
vsto promenade
47 3.9

To walk or behave to show off and attract attention

is similar but usually slower and more formal for public display
to take a stroll
vsto promenade
14 2.0

To walk slowly and enjoy the fresh air

is often more formal and meant to be noticed
walk around
vsto promenade
14 1.0

A short time spent moving on foot in a place without a clear destination

is slower and more formal meant to be noticed by others
to stroll along
vsto promenade
5 2.6

To walk slowly for pleasure along a street or riverside

is more formal and intended to attract attention

Compounds

promenade deck
1 5.9

A deck on a ship where people walk for pleasure, usually on an upper level

How Showy

to strut
41 5.5
to parade
27 2.9
to promenade
3 5.4
to amble
15 4.8

Surface Forms

promenade infinitive
promenaded past
promenaded past participle
promenading present participle
promenades third person singular

Etymology

Promenade comes from the French verb promener, which means 'to walk', so to promenade is simply to walk slowly in a public place for pleasure or to show yourself.