ambulatory C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement 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... walkingmobileitinerantperipateticmovable ↔ Opposites bedriddenimmobilestationarysedentary Word family Related forms ambulateambulanceambleperambulate Etymology AI details From Latin ambulatorius ('movable, of walking'), from ambulare ('to walk'), from ambulatus, past participle of ambulare. ambulatorius Latin ambulare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Verbs of Movement - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown