canter
canter · canters · cantered · cantering
To move at such paceTo move at such pace.
UK/ˈkæn.tə/US/ˈkæn.tɚ/
» This horse has a pretty canter.
mccarras · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(intransitive)To move at such pace.
cause to ride at a cantering pace
(transitive)To cause to move at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.
ride at a canter
Examples
2 sentencesThis horse has a pretty canter.
The black horse cantered gracefully across the meadow.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Short for Canterbury pace, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury.Short for Canterbury pace, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury.
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Forms
canters, cantering, cantered, canteredSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.