How to pronounce perambulate
American English pronunciation
puh-RAM-byuh-layt
- IPA
- /pəˈɹæmbjəˌleɪt/
- Syllables
- puh · RAM · byuh · layt (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What perambulate means
To walk around slowly, just for pleasure
In a sentence: We perambulated through the garden after lunch.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin: "per," meaning through, plus "ambulate," meaning to walk.
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