| VERB | perception | perambulate | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property) |
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| motion | perambulate, walk about, walk around | walk with no particular goal |
| Meaning | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years" | |
| Broader | inspect | look over carefully |
| Nouns | perambulation | a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries |
| Meaning | walk with no particular goal. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam and Sue perambulate | |
| Synonyms | walk about, walk around | |
| Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| Spanish | deambular | |
| Catalan | deambular, passejar | |
| Nouns | amble, perambulation | a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) |
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