ambulant

English

Etymology

Latin ambulans, present participle of ambulare (“to walk”).

Adjective

ambulant (not comparable)

  1. Able to walk.
    • 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
      TThey are crossing the carpark with difficulty for Rick is holding Pym's arm in an ambulant bearhug and they are advancing at an angle like a pair of crookedly hung overcoats.
  2. Designed for use by somebody with a disability that impairs, but does not prevent, walking.
    an ambulant toilet

Translations

Further reading

Catalan

Adjective

ambulant (masculine and feminine plural ambulants)

  1. ambulant; walking; able to walk

French

Verb

ambulant

  1. present participle of ambuler

Adjective

ambulant (feminine singular ambulante, masculine plural ambulants, feminine plural ambulantes)

  1. walking, strolling

German

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

ambulant (not comparable)

  1. ambulant; outpatient (attributive noun)

Declension

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Further reading

Latin

Verb

ambulant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of ambulō
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