walk (v.) Copy link Outline I. To go afoot, as opp. to ridingII. Of leisurely going1. ambŭlo, 12. deambŭlo, 1 (to w. up and down)3. ŏbambŭlo, 1 (to w. to and fro before)4. inambŭlo, 1 (in a limited space)5. pĕrambŭlo, 1 (to w. through, over)6. spătior, 1 (to w. abroad, in open space)1. grădior, ingrĕdior (of composed and deliberate stepping)2. incēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (of majestic advance)3. vādo, si, sum, 3 (of bold, cheerful, determined, advance) • walk (v.): I. To go afoot, as opp. to riding: pedes ire, incedere: let the consul ride drawn by horses, Nero, even if he walked afoot, would be glorious, iret consul equis, Neronem etiam si pedes incedat memorabilem fore, Liv. 28, 9, ad fin. II. Of leisurely going: 1. ambŭlo, 1: to w. in the sun, in sole ambulare, Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 60. 2. deambŭlo, 1 (to w. up and down): to w. on the shore, deamb. in litore, Suet. Aug. 96. 3. ŏbambŭlo, 1 (to w. to and fro before): soldiers w.ing before the rampart, milites obambulantes ante vallum, Liv. 25, 39, med. 4. inambŭlo, 1 (in a limited space): I was w.ing about indoors, inambulabam domi, Cic. Att. 6, 2, 5. 5. pĕrambŭlo, 1 (to w. through, over): to w. the fields, rura perambulare, Hor. Od. 4, 5, 17: to w. the stage, crocos floresque p., Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 79. 6. spătior, 1 (to w. abroad, in open space): to w. in a colonnade, spatiari in xysto, Cic. Opt. gen. 3, 8. Where the English might use to walk the Latins use various words to express the manner of walking: 1. grădior, ingrĕdior (of composed and deliberate stepping): he will w. to his death confidently, fidenti animo gradietur ad mortem, Cic. Tusc. 1, 46, 110. 2. incēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (of majestic advance): the minstrel w.s through the city, incedit tibicen in urbe, Ov. F. 6, 653: cf. ego (Juno), quae divom incedo regina, Virg. Aen. 1, 46. 3. vādo, si, sum, 3 (of bold, cheerful, determined, advance): Socrates w.s boldly to prison, Socrates vadit in carcerem, Cic. Tusc. 1, 40, 97.