gallivant
verb/ˈɡælɪvænt/
/ˈɡælɪvænt/
[intransitive] usually used in the progressive tenses (informal, old-fashioned or humorous)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gallivant | /ˈɡælɪvænt/ /ˈɡælɪvænt/ |
| he / she / it gallivants | /ˈɡælɪvænts/ /ˈɡælɪvænts/ |
| past simple gallivanted | /ˈɡælɪvæntɪd/ /ˈɡælɪvæntɪd/ |
| past participle gallivanted | /ˈɡælɪvæntɪd/ /ˈɡælɪvæntɪd/ |
| -ing form gallivanting | /ˈɡælɪvæntɪŋ/ /ˈɡælɪvæntɪŋ/ |
- gallivant (about/around) to go from place to place enjoying yourself synonym gad
- They spend a lot of their time gallivanting around southern Europe.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: perhaps an alteration of gallant.Want to learn more?
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