promenade
pronunciation
How to pronounce promenade in British English:
UK [ˌprɒməˈnɑ:d]
How to pronounce promenade in American English:
US [ˌprɑməˈneɪd]
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- Noun:
- a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
- a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
- a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle
- a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance
- a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
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- Verb:
- march in a procession
- take a leisurely walk
Word Origin
- promenade
- promenade: [16] Promenade was borrowed from French. It was a derivative of se promener ‘go for a walk’, which came from late Latin prōmināre ‘drive forward’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix prō- ‘forward’ and mināre ‘drive’. It was originally used in English for a ‘leisurely walk’; ‘place for walking’ followed in the mid-17th century, but it does not seem to have been applied specifically to a ‘walk-way by the sea’ until the end of the 18th century. The abbreviation prom dates from the early 20th century. The term promenade concert originated in the 1830s.
- promenade (n.)
- 1560s, "leisurely walk," from Middle French promenade (16c.), from se promener "go for a walk," from Late Latin prominare "to drive (animals) onward," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + minare "to drive (animals) with shouts," from minari "to threaten" (see menace (n.)). Meaning "place for walking" is 1640s; specifically "walkway by the sea" late 18c.; British sense of "music hall favored by 'loose women and the simpletons who run after them'" is attested from 1863. Sense of "dance given by a school" is from 1887.
- promenade (v.)
- "to make a promenade," 1580s, from promenade (n.). Related: Promenaded; promenading.
Example
- 1. It can 't be just another promenade , another park .
- 2. A jogger makes his way along the promenade at southsea seafront , portsmouth
- 3. 3 / 12 The iconic sydney opera house as seen from the harbour promenade - or at least , that 's where it 's supposed to be ......
- 4. Millionaire john jacob astor iv put his 18-year-old wife into lifeboat 4 through a promenade window on the other side of the ship . He stayed on board and perished .
- 5. Then she became very curious on the matter , and one day , while on the promenade , she entered into conversation with the strange gentleman .