Meaning

1 senses

  1. To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.

    walk around something

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Sami circumambulated the Kaaba seven times.

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Origin

Latin circumambulātus, past participle of circumambulāre (“to walk around”). Equivalent to

Latin circumambulātus, past participle of circumambulāre (“to walk around”). Equivalent to circum- + ambulate.

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Forms

circumambulates, circumambulating, circumambulated, circumambulated
Base formcircumambulate · to circumambulate
3rd person singularcircumambulates
Present participlecircumambulating
Past simplecircumambulated
Past participlecircumambulated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycircumambulate
he, she, itcircumambulates

Past simpleLesson

all personscircumambulated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave circumambulated
he, she, ithas circumambulated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill circumambulate

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words
Relatedcircumambulationcircumambulatorcircumambulatorydeambulatefunambulateperambulatepreambulatereambulatesomnambulate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
circulateC1circulationC1circulatorycircumcisecircumcisioncircumference
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