Definition of perambulate in English:

perambulate

verb pəˈrambjʊleɪtpəˈræmbjəˌleɪt

[no object]humorous, formal

1Walk or travel through or round a place or area, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way.
the locals perambulate up and down the thoroughfare
with object she perambulated the square
Example sentencesExamples
- The added handicap is that runners have to dodge the horse dung as they perambulate down the track.
- Over the weekend I had a chance to perambulate properly in cyberspace.
- The narrow opening supported a child's body and encouraged children to perambulate by keeping them from sitting down or crawling.
- Unspoken but understood was that we wanted a community small enough to perambulate but that also had DSL.
- Well, that is a bit of an exaggeration, but I will be briskly perambulating.
Synonyms
wander, roam, rove, range, travel, travel idly, journey, voyage, globetrot, drift, coast, meander, gad about, gallivant, jaunt, take a trip, go on a trip
1. 1.1British historical with object Walk round (a parish, forest, etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries.
  commissioners were appointed to perambulate the Devon forests before Whitsun 1319

Derivatives

perambulation

noun pəˌrambjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)npəˌræmbjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n

At night, no one is allowed to walk around the camp without a guide, in case they bump into one of the enormous hippos that stroll past the chalets during their nocturnal perambulations from river to bush.
Example sentencesExamples
- In his perambulations around the city he comes across as a sort of explorer and courier between one block of cultural information and the next.
- Yet despite being saddle-sore (I refused to use a specially inflatable seat cover printed with Dennis the Menace's face) and walking like John Wayne, I actually started to enjoy my regular daily perambulations.
- There were no cartographers, no global positioning system, apart from the tramp of human feet in solemn perambulations.
- But he noticed it was missing one day during one of his many perambulations around the city.

perambulatory

adjective pəˈrambjʊleɪt(ə)ripəˈræmbjələˌtɔri

This perambulatory exercise ate up around six minutes of my precious time.
Example sentencesExamples
- His solution to this perambulatory nightmare is as brilliant as it is simple: said vehicles must play ringtones to warn pedestrians of their approach.
- He completely ruined the naturalness of candid cinematography by goofily looking into the lens as it filmed each shuffling step of his perambulatory progress.
- He hadn't the same depth of body either; while the lab coat made it difficult to discern his exact form, he at least didn't appear to be a perambulatory egg.
- The setting was an austere series of steel framed towers and perambulatory inserts, which appeared whenever the plot reared its ugly head, but otherwise left the stage clear for the dancing.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin perambulat- 'walked about', from the verb perambulare, from per- 'all over' + ambulare 'to walk'.

Rhymes

ambulate, circumambulate

Definition of perambulate in US English:

perambulate

verbpəˈræmbjəˌleɪtpəˈrambyəˌlāt

[no object]formal, humorous

1Walk or travel through or around a place or area, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way.
with object she perambulated the square
he grew weary of perambulating over rough countryside in bad weather
Example sentencesExamples
- Over the weekend I had a chance to perambulate properly in cyberspace.
- The narrow opening supported a child's body and encouraged children to perambulate by keeping them from sitting down or crawling.
- Well, that is a bit of an exaggeration, but I will be briskly perambulating.
- Unspoken but understood was that we wanted a community small enough to perambulate but that also had DSL.
- The added handicap is that runners have to dodge the horse dung as they perambulate down the track.
Synonyms
wander, roam, rove, range, travel, travel idly, journey, voyage, globetrot, drift, coast, meander, gad about, gallivant, jaunt, take a trip, go on a trip
1. 1.1British historical with object Walk around (a parish, forest, etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin perambulat- ‘walked about’, from the verb perambulare, from per- ‘all over’ + ambulare ‘to walk’.

单词	perambulate
释义	Definition of perambulate in English: perambulate verb pəˈrambjʊleɪtpəˈræmbjəˌleɪt [no object]humorous, formal 1Walk or travel through or round a place or area, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way. the locals perambulate up and down the thoroughfare with object she perambulated the square Example sentencesExamples The added handicap is that runners have to dodge the horse dung as they perambulate down the track. Over the weekend I had a chance to perambulate properly in cyberspace. The narrow opening supported a child's body and encouraged children to perambulate by keeping them from sitting down or crawling. Unspoken but understood was that we wanted a community small enough to perambulate but that also had DSL. Well, that is a bit of an exaggeration, but I will be briskly perambulating. Synonyms wander, roam, rove, range, travel, travel idly, journey, voyage, globetrot, drift, coast, meander, gad about, gallivant, jaunt, take a trip, go on a trip 1.1British historical with object Walk round (a parish, forest, etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries. commissioners were appointed to perambulate the Devon forests before Whitsun 1319 Derivatives perambulation noun pəˌrambjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)npəˌræmbjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n At night, no one is allowed to walk around the camp without a guide, in case they bump into one of the enormous hippos that stroll past the chalets during their nocturnal perambulations from river to bush. Example sentencesExamples In his perambulations around the city he comes across as a sort of explorer and courier between one block of cultural information and the next. Yet despite being saddle-sore (I refused to use a specially inflatable seat cover printed with Dennis the Menace's face) and walking like John Wayne, I actually started to enjoy my regular daily perambulations. There were no cartographers, no global positioning system, apart from the tramp of human feet in solemn perambulations. But he noticed it was missing one day during one of his many perambulations around the city. perambulatory adjective pəˈrambjʊleɪt(ə)ripəˈræmbjələˌtɔri This perambulatory exercise ate up around six minutes of my precious time. Example sentencesExamples His solution to this perambulatory nightmare is as brilliant as it is simple: said vehicles must play ringtones to warn pedestrians of their approach. He completely ruined the naturalness of candid cinematography by goofily looking into the lens as it filmed each shuffling step of his perambulatory progress. He hadn't the same depth of body either; while the lab coat made it difficult to discern his exact form, he at least didn't appear to be a perambulatory egg. The setting was an austere series of steel framed towers and perambulatory inserts, which appeared whenever the plot reared its ugly head, but otherwise left the stage clear for the dancing. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin perambulat- 'walked about', from the verb perambulare, from per- 'all over' + ambulare 'to walk'. Rhymes ambulate, circumambulate Definition of perambulate in US English: perambulate verbpəˈræmbjəˌleɪtpəˈrambyəˌlāt [no object]formal, humorous 1Walk or travel through or around a place or area, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way. with object she perambulated the square he grew weary of perambulating over rough countryside in bad weather Example sentencesExamples Over the weekend I had a chance to perambulate properly in cyberspace. The narrow opening supported a child's body and encouraged children to perambulate by keeping them from sitting down or crawling. Well, that is a bit of an exaggeration, but I will be briskly perambulating. Unspoken but understood was that we wanted a community small enough to perambulate but that also had DSL. The added handicap is that runners have to dodge the horse dung as they perambulate down the track. Synonyms wander, roam, rove, range, travel, travel idly, journey, voyage, globetrot, drift, coast, meander, gad about, gallivant, jaunt, take a trip, go on a trip 1.1British historical with object Walk around (a parish, forest, etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin perambulat- ‘walked about’, from the verb perambulare, from per- ‘all over’ + ambulare ‘to walk’.
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