ambulates
Goes on foot
Ambulates means walks or moves about.
The word is almost exclusively medical or clinical, describing a patient's ability to move independently: The patient ambulates with a walker, She ambulates without assistance.
Outside healthcare settings, people simply walk.
Travel on foot
- strideExtended single footstep
- strollRelaxed walk for enjoyment
- saunterRelaxed, aimless stride
- meanderTo travel without direction
wander · roam · ramble · promenade · march · tread · step · pace
Recovery from injury/addiction
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
convalescence · gait · walker · crutches · prosthetic · weight-bearing · assisted · unassisted
Travel from place to place
- trekArduous overland journey
- traverseMove across an area
- wanderMove without fixed direction
- roamTravel without fixed purpose
explore · pilgrimage · sojourn · excursion · passage · foot-travel · backpacking · commute
walk
Travel on foot
meander · wander · roam · ramble · promenade · march · tread · step · pace · shuffle
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
recovery · convalescence · gait · walker · crutches · prosthetic · weight-bearing · assisted · unassisted · discharge
journey
Travel from place to place
roam · explore · pilgrimage · sojourn · excursion · passage · foot-travel · backpacking · commute · transit
treadmill
Motorized walking platform
pedometer · pace · warmup · cooldown · endurance · low-impact · brisk · incline · daily · routine
- ambulatory careHealthcare without admission
ambulatory, ambulate, perambulate, ambulation, perambulator, circumambulate, ambulating, perambulating, perambulated