perambulate

/pə'ræmbjuleit/

Thân thiện

We perambulate through the city park on a sunny afternoon.

Definition

1. Verb (Transitive):

   • To walk through or over, especially in a leisurely or inspecting manner: "perambulate" can mean to travel through an area on foot, often for pleasure, exercise, or the purpose of examination.
   • To make an official inspection on foot to establish boundaries: In a formal or legal context, it means to traverse and inspect the boundaries of a district or property.

2. Verb (Intransitive):

   • To walk or stroll about: "perambulate" can also be used without a direct object to mean simply walking around, often without a specific destination.

Usage Examples

• Verb (Transitive):

  • The couple decided to perambulate the entire length of the seaside promenade.
  • Officials must perambulate the parish boundaries every seven years to ensure they are properly marked.

• Verb (Intransitive):

  • After lunch, he liked to perambulate through the old town's narrow streets.
  • We spent the afternoon perambulating in the botanical gardens.

Advanced Usage

• "to perambulate the bounds/limits": to officially walk around and inspect the boundaries of a property or administrative area.

  • The ancient tradition required the mayor to perambulate the bounds of the city.

• "to perambulate at one's leisure": to walk around in a relaxed, unhurried way.

  • Tourists perambulated at their leisure, enjoying the sights and sounds of the market.

Variants and Related Words

• Perambulation (n): The act of walking about, or an official tour of inspection.

  • Their morning perambulation was part of their daily routine.

• Perambulator (n): A formal or old-fashioned term for a baby carriage or pram (a vehicle for a baby, pushed by a person on foot).

  • She pushed the perambulator along the garden path.

Synonyms

• Stroll: to walk in a leisurely way.
• Amble: to walk at a slow, relaxed pace.
• Traverse: to travel across or through.
• Inspect: to look at something closely, typically for assessment.

Related Phrases

• Take a turn about: to go for a short walk in a particular area.
  • Shall we take a turn about the room while we talk?

Related Idioms

• Beat the bounds: This is a related historical idiom meaning to walk around parish boundaries to mark them, often by striking boundary markers with sticks. It is a specific form of perambulation.
  • The village festival includes the ancient ceremony of beating the bounds.

Học thuật

Verb

1. walk with no particular goal
   • we were walking around in the garden
   • after breakfast, she walked about in the park
2. make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)
   • Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years

Từ đồng nghĩa

• walk about
• walk around