perambulate

UK: /pəˈræmbjʊˌleɪt/ US: /pərˈæmbjəˌleɪt/ ,(pər am′byə lāt′)

Inflections of 'perambulate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

perambulates

v 3rd person singular

perambulating

v pres p

perambulated

v past

perambulated

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

per•am•bu•late /pərˈæmbyəˌleɪt/   v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 

1. to walk through, about, or over;
   traverse: [no object]
   They perambulated about the park for a while.
   [~ + object]
   They perambulated the fields.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

per•am•bu•late  (pər am′byə lāt′), v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to walk through, about, or over; travel through;
   traverse.
2. to traverse in order to examine or inspect.

v.i. 

3. to walk or travel about;
   stroll.

• Latin perambulātus past participle of perambulāre to walk through. See per-, ambulate
• 1560–70

per•am′bu•la′tion, n. 
per•am•bu•la•to•ry  (pər am′byə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē), adj.  Synonyms

• 3. saunter, promenade, amble, mosey, meander, ramble.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

perambulate / pəˈræmbjʊˌleɪt/ verb

1. to walk about (a place)
2. (transitive) to walk round in order to inspect

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin perambulāre to traverse, from per through + ambulāre to walk

perˌambuˈlation noun

perambulatory / pəˈræmbjʊlətərɪ -trɪ/ adjective