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am·bu·late

 (ăm′byə-lāt′)
intr.v. am·bu·lat·ed, am·bu·lat·ing, am·bu·lates
To walk from place to place; move about.

[Latin ambulāre, ambulāt-, to walk; see ambhi in Indo-European roots.]

am′bu·la′tion n.
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ambulate

(ˈæmbjʊˌleɪt)
vb
(intr) to wander about or move from one place to another
[C17: from Latin ambulāre to walk, amble]
ˌambuˈlation n
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am•bu•late

(ˈæm byəˌleɪt)

v.i. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
to walk about or move from place to place.
[1615–25; < Latin ambulātus, past participle of ambulāre to walk (see amble)]
am`bu•la′tion, n.
am′bu•la`tor, n.
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ambulate


Past participle: ambulated
Gerund: ambulating

Imperative
ambulate
ambulate
Present
I ambulate
you ambulate
he/she/it ambulates
we ambulate
you ambulate
they ambulate
Preterite
I ambulated
you ambulated
he/she/it ambulated
we ambulated
you ambulated
they ambulated
Present Continuous
I am ambulating
you are ambulating
he/she/it is ambulating
we are ambulating
you are ambulating
they are ambulating
Present Perfect
I have ambulated
you have ambulated
he/she/it has ambulated
we have ambulated
you have ambulated
they have ambulated
Past Continuous
I was ambulating
you were ambulating
he/she/it was ambulating
we were ambulating
you were ambulating
they were ambulating
Past Perfect
I had ambulated
you had ambulated
he/she/it had ambulated
we had ambulated
you had ambulated
they had ambulated
Future
I will ambulate
you will ambulate
he/she/it will ambulate
we will ambulate
you will ambulate
they will ambulate
Future Perfect
I will have ambulated
you will have ambulated
he/she/it will have ambulated
we will have ambulated
you will have ambulated
they will have ambulated
Future Continuous
I will be ambulating
you will be ambulating
he/she/it will be ambulating
we will be ambulating
you will be ambulating
they will be ambulating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ambulating
you have been ambulating
he/she/it has been ambulating
we have been ambulating
you have been ambulating
they have been ambulating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ambulating
you will have been ambulating
he/she/it will have been ambulating
we will have been ambulating
you will have been ambulating
they will have been ambulating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ambulating
you had been ambulating
he/she/it had been ambulating
we had been ambulating
you had been ambulating
they had been ambulating
Conditional
I would ambulate
you would ambulate
he/she/it would ambulate
we would ambulate
you would ambulate
they would ambulate
Past Conditional
I would have ambulated
you would have ambulated
he/she/it would have ambulated
we would have ambulated
you would have ambulated
they would have ambulated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.ambulate - walk aboutambulate - walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
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ambulate

verb
To go on foot:
Slang: hoof.
Idiom: foot it.
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Translations

ambulate

vi (form) deambular, caminar
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Most of the ambulated patients were able to ambulate without any assistive orthosis.
Research has demonstrated that failing to ambulate patents has been linked to a decline in walking ability within 48 hours of hospitalization (Hirsch, Sommers, Olsen, Mullen, & Winograd, 1990).
The median MFAC score when the accelerometers were first attached to the participants was 5 (requiring supervision to ambulate for safety purposes), although this improved to 6 (able to walk independently on level surfaces) by the end of the measurement period.
Multivariate logistic regression modeling was used to identify predictors of falls, with occurrence of fall (yes/no) as the outcome variable and comorbidities, age, sex, admission NIHSS scores, ability to ambulate on admission, and new-onset weakness on admission as model predictors.
I have, at times, found myself pondering how someone who can ambulate through mega-stores like Costco, or even Walmart or Target, without an assistive device met the threshold of need to be issued disabled parking privileges as described in the preceding statutes.
Patients were able to ambulate early but main factor affecting the time of discharge was time to void urine which was not much different among these groups.
This was seen on postoperative day one with bilateral lower extremity weakness and inability to ambulate. The effects were transient and the patient had gained full recovery of sensory and motor function of both lower extremities by postoperative day two.
The lead is designed for secure and stable cardiac pacing with the goal of reducing complications and allowing patients to ambulate sooner after procedures.
The child has spastic displegia, is unable to ambulate, and is blind.
Abstract: Three hand-reared, 50-53 day-old, red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata) chicks were evaluated for acute lameness and reluctance to ambulate. Two of the 3 chicks presented with angular limb deformities of the proximal tarsometatarsi and external rotation of the legs.
Her condition worsened and she could not read nor ambulate. During surgery, neurosurgeon used brain-mapping techniques to identify and avoid injury to areas of the brain that control language, motor and sensory function.