Latin Word of the Day
ambulāre
am-bu-LA-re • verb (1st conjugation) — 28th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to walk; to go on foot; to take a walk
Examples
- Puer in horto ambulat.
(The boy walks in the garden.) - Post cibum ambulāre mihi placet.
(I like to walk after a meal.) - Legiones lente ambulabant per viam.
(The legions were marching slowly along the road.)
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Ambulāre is the common verb for walking on foot or taking a walk. It is regular first-conjugation and can be used in literal contexts (walking somewhere) or in simple idiomatic expressions (mihi placet ambulāre). For a stronger idea of marching or stepping, speakers might use gradior or incedō; perambulāre emphasizes walking through or around a place.
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