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Past Tense
ambulated
Past Participle
ambulated
Gerund
ambulating
3rd Person
ambulates
Ambulate means to walk or move around on foot — it's a formal or clinical term often used in medical, rehabilitation, or academic contexts instead of everyday 'walk'. For example, a physical therapist might say, 'The patient began to ambulate with a walker two days after surgery.'
After hip replacement surgery, patients typically begin to ambulate with support the next day.
The elderly man struggled to ambulate without his cane due to arthritis pain.
In physical therapy, learning to ambulate steadily is a key milestone for stroke recovery.
Nurses monitor how far patients can ambulate during their daily assessments.
She was unable to ambulate unassisted and required a wheelchair for longer distances.
ambul
Comes from the Latin verb 'ambulare', meaning 'to walk' or 'to move about'. It conveys the core concept of walking, moving on foot, or locomotion. Examples include ambulate, ambulation, ambulatory, perambulate, and somnambulate.