pedestrian

CEFRB2

/pəˈdɛstɹiən/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person walking rather than traveling in a vehicle.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Ordinary and not exciting or imaginative.

Examples

  • The ambulance went out of control and came close to running over a pedestrian.

  • This cross street is busy with pedestrian traffic.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional.

  2. Pertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of or intended for those who are walking.

More examples

In context

  • His manner of dress was pedestrian but tidy.

  • pedestrian crossing

  • pedestrian zone

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The driver stopped at the crosswalk to let the blank cross the street safely.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin pedester, root pedestri- (from pedes) + -an (suffix forming adjectives).