ambulate

«ambulate» in Mova's school dictionary: to walk or move about — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (ambulate, ambulates, ambulated, ambulating)

meaning for a pupil

(formal, medical) To ambulate is to walk or move about. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in hospitals and medical reports («The patient can ambulate with a frame»). In everyday life people say «walk».

examples

• After the operation, the patient began to ambulate with help. tree →
• The nurse helped Grandpa ambulate down the corridor. tree →
• He can now ambulate without crutches. tree →
• Patients are encouraged to ambulate soon after surgery. tree →
• The robot could ambulate on two legs. tree →
• The doctor checked how well she could ambulate. tree →

note

Formal, medical word. Related: «ambulance» (originally a moving hospital), «ambulatory» (able to walk). Use «walk» in ordinary writing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ambulate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.