Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to gallivant
Participle: gallivanted
Gerund: gallivanting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | gallivant |
| you | gallivant |
| he;she;it | gallivants |
| we | gallivant |
| you | gallivant |
| they | gallivant |
Perfect
| I | have gallivanted |
| you | have gallivanted |
| he;she;it | has gallivanted |
| we | have gallivanted |
| you | have gallivanted |
| they | have gallivanted |
Past
| I | gallivanted |
| you | gallivanted |
| he;she;it | gallivanted |
| we | gallivanted |
| you | gallivanted |
| they | gallivanted |
Pluperfect
| I | had gallivanted |
| you | had gallivanted |
| he;she;it | had gallivanted |
| we | had gallivanted |
| you | had gallivanted |
| they | had gallivanted |
Future
| I | will gallivant |
| you | will gallivant |
| he;she;it | will gallivant |
| we | will gallivant |
| you | will gallivant |
| they | will gallivant |
Future Perfect
| I | will have gallivanted |
| you | will have gallivanted |
| he;she;it | will have gallivanted |
| we | will have gallivanted |
| you | will have gallivanted |
| they | will have gallivanted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | gallivant |
| you | gallivant |
| he;she;it | gallivant |
| we | gallivant |
| you | gallivant |
| they | gallivant |
Perfect
| I | have gallivanted |
| you | have gallivanted |
| he;she;it | have gallivanted |
| we | have gallivanted |
| you | have gallivanted |
| they | have gallivanted |
Imperfect
| I | gallivanted |
| you | gallivanted |
| he;she;it | gallivanted |
| we | gallivanted |
| you | gallivanted |
| they | gallivanted |
Pluperfect
| I | had gallivanted |
| you | had gallivanted |
| he;she;it | had gallivanted |
| we | had gallivanted |
| you | had gallivanted |
| they | had gallivanted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would gallivant |
| you | would gallivant |
| he;she;it | would gallivant |
| we | would gallivant |
| you | would gallivant |
| they | would gallivant |
Perfect
| I | would have gallivanted |
| you | would have gallivanted |
| he;she;it | would have gallivanted |
| we | would have gallivanted |
| you | would have gallivanted |
| they | would have gallivanted |
Imperative
| you | gallivant |
| we | Let's gallivant |
| you | gallivant |
Verbs conjugated like 'gallivant'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'gallivant'
galivant,
galavant,
gallant,
aliment,
alliance,
alligate,
ballast,
engallant,
gadling,
gallicise,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to play at [[courtship]]
- charm, come on to, coquet, dally, flirt, fool around, get fresh, hit on, make eyes at, play the field, put the make on, tease
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1809, from gallant (“wooing women”), originally in sense “to flirt”, broadened to mean “roaming without plan”.
Sample Sentences
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Bertram, it is true, when he heard of the plan, rebelled, and asserted that what Billy needed was a rest, an entire rest from care and labor. In fact, what he wanted her to do, he said, was to gallivant – to gallivant all day long. [1914, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter 18, in Miss Billy – Married, page 214:]
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Rather than sit and gawk at my nonadoring mother and sister, I gallivanted outdoors until it was time to hit the sack. [2003, Bric Blastard Had It All, page 36:]
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The episode also opens with an inspired bit of business for Homer, who blithely refuses to acquiesce to an elderly neighbor’s utterly reasonable request that he help make the process of selling her house easier by wearing pants when he gallivants about in front of windows, throw out his impressive collection of rotting Jack-O-Lanterns from previous Halloweens and take out his garbage, as it’s attracting wildlife (cue moose and Northern Exposure theme song). [2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club:]
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When she wasn't gallivanting about the globe, gathering interesting tidbits for her travel blog, she adored holing up for days at a time with a few pints of Häagen-Dazs, leaving only to go for a dip in the rooftop pool or for a workout in the building's fitness club. [2012, Debbi Rawlins, Barefoot Blue Jean Night, page 22:]
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'That you never go gallivanting with Chloe again. You both "don't mean anything", but suppose you did happen to get the girl discharged with a very dubious character? Should you see any alternative to behaving either as a fool or a knave to put it right?' [1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:]