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Meaning of "saunter" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAUNTER

(Meaning: to wander aimlessly), C15 (to muse): of obscure origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SAUNTER

saunter  [ˈsɔːntə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAUNTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Saunter is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb saunter in English.

WHAT DOES SAUNTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of saunter in the English dictionary

The first definition of saunter in the dictionary is to walk in a casual manner; stroll. Other definition of saunter is a leisurely pace or stroll. Saunter is also a leisurely old-time dance.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SAUNTER

PRESENT

Present
I saunter
you saunter
he/she/it saunters
we saunter
you saunter
they saunter
Present continuous
I am sauntering
you are sauntering
he/she/it is sauntering
we are sauntering
you are sauntering
they are sauntering
Present perfect
I have sauntered
you have sauntered
he/she/it has sauntered
we have sauntered
you have sauntered
they have sauntered
Present perfect continuous
I have been sauntering
you have been sauntering
he/she/it has been sauntering
we have been sauntering
you have been sauntering
they have been sauntering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sauntered
you sauntered
he/she/it sauntered
we sauntered
you sauntered
they sauntered
Past continuous
I was sauntering
you were sauntering
he/she/it was sauntering
we were sauntering
you were sauntering
they were sauntering
Past perfect
I had sauntered
you had sauntered
he/she/it had sauntered
we had sauntered
you had sauntered
they had sauntered
Past perfect continuous
I had been sauntering
you had been sauntering
he/she/it had been sauntering
we had been sauntering
you had been sauntering
they had been sauntering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will saunter
you will saunter
he/she/it will saunter
we will saunter
you will saunter
they will saunter
Future continuous
I will be sauntering
you will be sauntering
he/she/it will be sauntering
we will be sauntering
you will be sauntering
they will be sauntering
Future perfect
I will have sauntered
you will have sauntered
he/she/it will have sauntered
we will have sauntered
you will have sauntered
they will have sauntered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sauntering
you will have been sauntering
he/she/it will have been sauntering
we will have been sauntering
you will have been sauntering
they will have been sauntering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would saunter
you would saunter
he/she/it would saunter
we would saunter
you would saunter
they would saunter
Conditional continuous
I would be sauntering
you would be sauntering
he/she/it would be sauntering
we would be sauntering
you would be sauntering
they would be sauntering
Conditional perfect
I would have saunter
you would have saunter
he/she/it would have saunter
we would have saunter
you would have saunter
they would have saunter
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sauntering
you would have been sauntering
he/she/it would have been sauntering
we would have been sauntering
you would have been sauntering
they would have been sauntering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you saunter
we let´s saunter
you saunter
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to saunter
Past participle
sauntered
Present Participle
sauntering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAUNTER


chanter
ˈtʃɑːntə
chanting
ˈtʃɑːntə
chaunter
ˈtʃɔːntə
daunter
ˈdɔːntə
disenchanter
ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntə
enaunter
ɛnˈɔːntə
enchanter
ɪnˈtʃɑːntə
flaunter
ˈflɔːntə
granter
ˈɡrɑːntə
haunter
ˈhɔːntə
implanter
ɪmˈplɑːntə
misaunter
mɪˈsɔːntə
mishanter
mɪˈʃɑːntə
planter
ˈplɑːntə
subchanter
ˈsʌbˌtʃɑːntə
supplanter
səˈplɑːntə
taunter
ˈtɔːntə
transplanter
trænsˈplɑːntə
vaunter
ˈvɔːntə
Vedanta
vɪˈdɑːntə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAUNTER

saugh
saughy
Saul
saulge
saulie
sault
Sault Sainte Marie
Saulteaux
sauna
Saunders
saunterer
sauntering
saunteringly
saurel
saurian
sauries
saurischian
saurognathous
sauroid
sauropod

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAUNTER

bean-counter
bounty hunter
bunter
center
checkout counter
cool hunter
counter
discounter
encounter
food counter
Geiger counter
Gunter
headhunter
hunter
munter
over the counter
over-the-counter
punter
scintillation counter
shunter
ticket counter

Synonyms and antonyms of saunter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SAUNTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «saunter» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of saunter

Translation of «saunter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAUNTER

Find out the translation of saunter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of saunter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «saunter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

漫步
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deambular
570 millions of speakers

English

saunter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सैर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مشى الهوينى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прогуливаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passear
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অলস গতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entrer d´un pas nonchalant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saunter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlendern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ぶらぶら散歩する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

천천히 걷다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saunter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi vơ vẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொழுது போக்காக நட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रांगणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boş boş gezmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

camminare tranquillamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spacerować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прогулюватися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hoinări
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

saunter
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drentelgang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

saunter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

saunter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of saunter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAUNTER»

The term «saunter» is regularly used and occupies the 103.180 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAUNTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «saunter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «saunter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about saunter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAUNTER»

Discover the use of saunter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to saunter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Saunter
Saunter, an unusually large and athletic reindeer, has a dream-to lead Santa's sleigh on Christmas night. But Saunter must jump through a few hoops and travel over some treacherous territory before he realizes his dream.
R. Mike Wallace, 2009
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Saunter: Poems
Joshua McKinney's debut collection of poetry, Saunter, shows immense devotion to and passion for language in all its aspects.
Joshua McKinney, 2002
3
South Coast Saunter
Rod Long. Already an inch-round, And rock hard - I 'II be bound! Either that, or I ' ve a stone up my pants! By way of a finale to this strange episode, we fell asleep briefly, curled up together in that sheltered little hollow. It would be fully two o' ...
Rod Long, 2007
4
Four Restoration Libertine Plays
SAUNTER Nay, sir, I can be as civil as anybody; Victoria your mistress! GOODVILE 'Sdeath, you coxcomb, mind your singing, do you hear? And play the fool by yourself or— SAUNTER Sing, sir? So I can. [Sings] 'Fa, la, da, la, la, etc.' Victoria ...
Deborah Payne Fisk, 2005
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The Monthly Review
He is nothing of a visionary ! not he ; but admirably calculated to teach a universal religion, far superior to that of the Bible ! Art. XIII. — A Saunter in Belgium, in the Summer of 1835 ; with Traits Historical and Descriptive. By George St. George.
‎1836
6
On Foot Through the Peak, Or, a Summer Saunter Among the ...
Publisher: J. Heywood Publication date: 1876 Subjects: History / Europe / Great Britain Sports
Anonymous, Books Group, General Books, 2009
7
The Port folio, by Oliver Oldschool
[No. 14. ORIGINAL PAPERS. FOR THE PORT FOLIO. THE AMERICAN LOUNGER, BT SAMUEL SAUNTER, ESQ; No. XIII. AT the commencement of these my speculations, I felt considerable anxiety, with respect to the degree of support upon ...
‎1802
8
The Journey to the Forest of Temptation
Gregorio said this to himself, “This tortuous grueling saunter must be apart of the harsh punishment that I am going to go through”. When the two messengers heard him say that, they decided to slow the pace down just to draw out the agony ...
George Harpen, 2010
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He is nothing of a visionary ! not he ; but admirably calculated to teach a universal religion, far superior to that of the Bible ! Art. XIII. — A Saunter in Belgium, in the Summer of 1835 ; with Traits Historical and Descriptive. By George St. George.
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The Monthly Review
Art. V. Literary Leisure, or the Recreations of Solomon Saunter, Esq. 8vo. 2 Vols. 12s. Boards. Miller. 1802. A circumstance attending these volumes involves us in ** some little embarrassment, in giving our opinion of them! out we shall ...
George Edward Griffiths, 1802

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAUNTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term saunter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Go walk: A saunter in south Kilkenny
Gaining the banks of the river Nore after departing Thomastown GAA grounds, I saunter south through a landscape shouting of abundance to the ruins of ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
Hammers saunter to Europa qualifying win
Diafra Sakho struck a brace in front of a watching Slaven Bilic as West Ham eased to a routine victory over Europa League first qualifying round opponents FC ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
3
Watch | Lethal Dialect – New Dublin Saunter
Lethal Dialect has unveiled a new music video and single entitled 'New Dublin Saunter' as part of Dublin's bid to become the European Capital of Culture in ... «the Last Mixed Tape, Jul 15»
4
New Dublin Saunter
New Dublin Saunter. A tune from Lethal Dialect. Una Mullally. Una. Tue, Jun 30, 2015, 11:12. Directed by Terry McMahon, this Lethal Dialect tune is made in ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
5
Huawei and Vodafone saunter to bed together, making eyes at big biz
Vodafone and Huawei have signed a memorandum of understanding to say that they are going to work on fixed and mobile connectivity bonding technology for ... «The Register, Jun 15»
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“Art Saunter of Saint Peter: The Arts Center's 2015 Membership Show”
“Art Saunter of Saint Peter: The Arts Center's 2015 Membership Show” will be on display at five downtown St. Peter locations from June 12 through July 12: ... «Southernminn.com, Jun 15»
7
Saunter about, refuel, soak up organic vibe in Stinson Beach
The great thing about spending time in Stinson Beach is you don't have to do anything. Just lounge and stroll the 3 miles of flat sandy beach, hike the hills ... «SFGate, May 15»
8
Mumbai Indians saunter to second title win
Mumbai Indians completed one of the most remarkable turnarounds in the eight-year history of the Indian Premier league by transforming a terrible start to the ... «Pakistan Today, May 15»
9
Walking 28 Miles Around the Island of Manhattan—in a Day
We started at 7:30 a.m. (Saunter materials advised us to expect to finish around 7 p.m., gulp), and I couldn't help feeling guilty for dragging my friends out of bed ... «Racked NY, May 15»
10
Michael Lewis / Self-righteous Greeks saunter across the Autobahn
A few years ago, the Berkeley Police Department applied for and received a grant from the state of California to improve the behavior of local drivers. The grant ... «Press of Atlantic City, May 15»

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