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andar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gait noun A person's particular manner or pattern of walking.
  • go verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
  • ride verb To travel while sitting on and controlling a horse, bike, or similar vehicle.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • walk verb To move on foot at a normal pace, always keeping at least one foot on the ground.
  • walking adjective Moving on foot, especially at an ordinary, unhurried pace, as opposed to running.

Senses

andar is used for these senses in English:

  • gait Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs.
  • go (intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)
  • ride (ambitransitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. [from 8th c., transitive usage from 9th c.]
  • run (intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
  • run To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
  • walk A manner of walking; a person's style of walking.
  • walk (intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
  • walking .

gait — full definition

  1. noun A person's particular manner or pattern of walking.
  2. noun One of the distinct patterns a horse uses to move, such as a walk, trot, canter, or gallop.

go — full definition

  1. verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
  2. verb To function or proceed in a particular way.
  3. noun An attempt or turn at doing something.
  4. adj Ready and functioning correctly; cleared to proceed (chiefly in launch/technical contexts).
  5. noun An ancient strategy board game for two players who try to control territory on a grid using black and white stones.

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