gallivant
To roam about for pleasure without any definite planTo roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
» They spent the summer gallivanting across Europe together.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
herumstreunen, herumbummeln
гуля́тьguljátʹ, слоня́тьсяslonjátʹsja, шля́тьсяšljátʹsja
(intransitive, obsolete)To flirt, to romance.
flirten, schäkern
флиртоватьflirtovatʹ
- wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
Examples
4 sentencesThey spent the summer gallivanting across Europe together.
I was always too busy with my family to gallivant around.
You can't gallivant in here at 2 am and not expect me to be mad.
Her husband is not too keen on the idea of her gallivanting off to the Eurovision final.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
1809, from gallant (“wooing women”), originally in sense “to flirt”, broadened to mean “ro1809, from gallant (“wooing women”), originally in sense “to flirt”, broadened to mean “roaming without plan”.
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Forms
gallivants, gallivanting, gallivanted, gallivanted| Base form | gallivant · to gallivant |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gallivants |
| Present participle | gallivanting |
| Past simple | gallivanted |
| Past participle | gallivanted |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonyms- wander aimlessly in search of pleasure:gadjazz around
Word family
1 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