ambulatory

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈæmbjələtɔːri/ UK /ˈæmbjələtəri/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to or able to walk; a covered walkway

The patient was ambulatory within a day of surgery.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to or able to... walking mobile itinerant peripatetic movable

Opposites

bedridden immobile stationary sedentary

Word family

Related forms ambulateambulance amble perambulate

Etymology

From Latin ambulatorius ('movable, of walking'), from ambulare ('to walk'), from ambulatus, past participle of ambulare.

ambulatorius Latin ambulare Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# ambulatory

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈæmbjələtɔːri/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈæmbjələtəri/

## Meanings
1. relating to or able to walk; a covered walkway

## Examples
- The patient was ambulatory within a day of surgery.

## Synonyms
- walking
- mobile
- itinerant
- peripatetic
- movable

## Antonyms
- bedridden
- immobile
- stationary
- sedentary

## Related Forms
- ambulate
- ambulance
- amble
- perambulate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ambulatorius
- Root: ambulare

## Etymology
From Latin ambulatorius ('movable, of walking'), from ambulare ('to walk'), from ambulatus, past participle of ambulare.

## AI Etymology
Ambulatory is from Latin ambulatorius ('movable, of walking'), from ambulare ('to walk'), from ambulatus, past participle of ambulare. Important recorded forms include ambulatorius (Latin) and ambulare (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers relating to or able to walk; a covered walkway. The wider family includes related words such as ambulate, ambulance, amble, and perambulate.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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