promenade

prom·e·nade

P0591900 (prŏm′ə-nād′, -näd′)n.1. a. A leisurely walk, especially one taken in a public place as a social activity.b. A public place for such walking.2. a. A formal dance; a ball.b. A march of all the guests at the opening of a ball.3. A square-dance figure in which couples march counterclockwise in a circle.4. In ballet, a slow supported turn on one foot. v. prom·e·nad·ed, prom·e·nad·ing, prom·e·nades v.intr.1. To go on a leisurely walk.2. To execute a promenade at a ball or in square dancing.v.tr.1. To take a promenade along or through: "[The] young women ... promenaded the streets in the cool of evening" (Charles Dickens).2. To take or display on or as if on a promenade: promenade a friend; promenade one's charms.

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[French, from promener, to take for a walk, from Latin prōmināre, to drive forward : prō-, forward; see pro-¹ + mināre, to drive with shouts (from minārī, to threaten, from minae, threats; see men- in Indo-European roots).]

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prom′e·nad′er n.

promenade

(ˌprɒməˈnɑːd) n1. chiefly Brit a public walk, esp at a seaside resort2. a leisurely walk, esp one in a public place for pleasure or display3. US and Canadian a ball or formal dance at a high school or college4. (Dancing) a marchlike step in dancing5. (Dancing) a marching sequence in a square or country dancevb6. to take a promenade in or through (a place)7. (Dancing) (intr) dancing to perform a promenade8. (tr) to display or exhibit (someone or oneself) on or as if on a promenade[C16: from French, from promener to lead out for a walk, from Late Latin prōmināre to drive (cattle) along, from pro-¹ + mināre to drive, probably from minārī to threaten] ˌpromeˈnader n

prom•e•nade

(ˌprɒm əˈneɪd, -ˈnɑd)

n., v. -nad•ed, -nad•ing. n. 1. a stroll or walk, esp. in a public place. 2. an area used for such walking. 3. a march of guests into a ballroom opening a formal ball. 4. a march of dancers in square dancing. 5. a prom. v.i. 6. to go for or take part in a promenade. 7. to execute a promenade in square dancing. v.t. 8. to take a promenade through or about. 9. to display as in a promenade; parade. [1560–70; < French, derivative of promener to lead out, take for a walk or airing < Latin promināre to drive (beasts) forward (prō- pro-¹ + mināre to drive; see amenable); see -ade¹] prom`e•nad′er, n.

promenade

Past participle: promenaded
Gerund: promenading

Imperative
promenade
promenade

Present
I promenade
you promenade
he/she/it promenades
we promenade
you promenade
they promenade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

promenade

A slow turn on one foot with the body held in a set pose.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	promenade - a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic yearpromformal, ball - a lavish dance requiring formal attire
	2.	promenade - a public area set aside as a pedestrian walkmallesplanade - a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashorepaseo, walkway, walk - a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"
	3.	promenade - a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circlecontra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance - a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a linesquare dance, square dancing - American country dancing in which couples form squares
	4.	promenade - a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dancemarching, march - the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching"ball - the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
	5.	promenade - a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)amble, stroll, perambulation, saunterramble, meander - an aimless amble on a winding coursewalk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"walkabout - a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally
Verb	1.	promenade - march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street"troop, parademarch, process - march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room"
	2.	promenade - take a leisurely walk; "The ladies promenaded along the beach"walk - 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"

promenade

noun1. walkway, parade, boulevard, prom, esplanade, public walk a fine promenade running past the boathouses2. stroll, walk, turn, airing, constitutional, saunter Take a tranquil promenade along a stretch of picturesque coastline.verb1. stroll, walk, saunter, take a walk, perambulate, stretch your legs People came out to promenade along the front.2. parade, strut, swagger, flaunt attracting attention as he promenaded up and down the street in his flashy clothes

promenade

nounAn act of walking, especially for pleasure:amble, meander (often used in plural), perambulation, ramble, saunter, stroll, walk, wander.verbTo walk at a leisurely pace:amble, meander, perambulate, ramble, saunter, stroll, wander.Informal: mosey.

Translations

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promenade

(proməˈnaːd) , ((American) -ˈneid) noun (abbreviation prom (prom) ) a level road for the public to walk along, usually beside the sea. They went for a walk along the promenade. 海濱大道 海滨大道

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