AMBULATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ambulate mean? 

• AMBULATE (verb)
  The verb AMBULATE has 1 sense:

1. walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking

  Familiarity information: AMBULATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMBULATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they ambulate    ... he / she / it ambulates   
Past simple: ambulated   
Past participle: ambulated   
-ing form: ambulating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ambulate" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue ambulate

Derivation:

amble (a leisurely walk (usually in some public place))

ambulant (able to walk about)

ambulation (walking about)

ambulatory (able to walk about)