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- [am-byuh-leyt]
- /ˈæm byəˌleɪt/
- /ˌambjʊlˈeɪʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [am-byuh-leyt]
- /ˈæm byəˌleɪt/
Definitions of ambulation word
- verb without object ambulation to walk about or move from place to place. 1
- noun ambulation Walking around. 1
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Origin of ambulation
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin ambulātus (past participle of ambulāre to walk), equivalent to ambul- (see amble) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Ambulation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ambulation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ambulation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ambulation
noun ambulation
- ramble — to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- saunter — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
Antonyms for ambulation
noun ambulation
- run — execution
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
- repose — the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- stiffness — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
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