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som·nam·bu·late

 (sŏm-năm′byə-lāt′)
intr.v. som·nam·bu·lat·ed, som·nam·bu·lat·ing, som·nam·bu·lates
To walk or perform another act while asleep or in a sleeplike condition.

som·nam′bu·lar (-lər) adj.
som′nam·bu·la′tion n.
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somnambulate

(sɒmˈnæmbjʊˌleɪt)
vb
(Psychology) (intr) to walk while asleep
[C19: from Latin somnus sleep + ambulāre to walk]
somˈnambulance n
somˈnambulant adj, n
somˌnambuˈlation n
somˈnambuˌlator n
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som•nam•bu•late

(sɒmˈnæm byəˌleɪt, səm-)

v.i. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
[1825–35; < Latin somn(us) sleep + ambulate]
som•nam′bu•lant, adj., n.
som•nam`bu•la′tion, n.
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somnambulate


Past participle: somnambulated
Gerund: somnambulating

Imperative
somnambulate
somnambulate
Present
I somnambulate
you somnambulate
he/she/it somnambulates
we somnambulate
you somnambulate
they somnambulate
Preterite
I somnambulated
you somnambulated
he/she/it somnambulated
we somnambulated
you somnambulated
they somnambulated
Present Continuous
I am somnambulating
you are somnambulating
he/she/it is somnambulating
we are somnambulating
you are somnambulating
they are somnambulating
Present Perfect
I have somnambulated
you have somnambulated
he/she/it has somnambulated
we have somnambulated
you have somnambulated
they have somnambulated
Past Continuous
I was somnambulating
you were somnambulating
he/she/it was somnambulating
we were somnambulating
you were somnambulating
they were somnambulating
Past Perfect
I had somnambulated
you had somnambulated
he/she/it had somnambulated
we had somnambulated
you had somnambulated
they had somnambulated
Future
I will somnambulate
you will somnambulate
he/she/it will somnambulate
we will somnambulate
you will somnambulate
they will somnambulate
Future Perfect
I will have somnambulated
you will have somnambulated
he/she/it will have somnambulated
we will have somnambulated
you will have somnambulated
they will have somnambulated
Future Continuous
I will be somnambulating
you will be somnambulating
he/she/it will be somnambulating
we will be somnambulating
you will be somnambulating
they will be somnambulating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been somnambulating
you have been somnambulating
he/she/it has been somnambulating
we have been somnambulating
you have been somnambulating
they have been somnambulating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been somnambulating
you will have been somnambulating
he/she/it will have been somnambulating
we will have been somnambulating
you will have been somnambulating
they will have been somnambulating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been somnambulating
you had been somnambulating
he/she/it had been somnambulating
we had been somnambulating
you had been somnambulating
they had been somnambulating
Conditional
I would somnambulate
you would somnambulate
he/she/it would somnambulate
we would somnambulate
you would somnambulate
they would somnambulate
Past Conditional
I would have somnambulated
you would have somnambulated
he/she/it would have somnambulated
we would have somnambulated
you would have somnambulated
they would have somnambulated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.somnambulate - walk in one's sleep
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
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