Canter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

ride at a canter

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæntɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/eɪˈɔːtəklˈeɪziəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/eɪˈɔːtəklˈeɪziəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæntɚ/.

Examples

The men cantered away
He cantered the horse across the meadow

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lope

Parts of Speech

noun	a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
verb	ride at a canter “The men cantered away”
verb	go at a canter, of horses
verb	ride at a cantering pace “He cantered the horse across the meadow”

Word Forms

canter	verb	ride at a cantering pace
lope	verb	run easily
canter	noun	a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Galopp

ein geschmeidiger Dreitaktgang; zwischen Trab und Galopp

🇫🇷French

petit galop

une démarche douce à trois temps ; entre le trot et le galop

🇪🇸Spanish

medio galope

un paso suave de tres tiempos; entre un trote y un galope

🇮🇹Italian

galoppo

un'andatura fluida in tre movimenti; tra il trotto e il galoppo

🇳🇱Dutch

galop

een soepele gang van drie slagen; tussen draf en galop

🇵🇹Portuguese

galope

uma marcha suave de três tempos; entre um trote e um galope

🇷🇺Russian

галоп

плавная трехтактная походка; между рысью и галопом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भिक्षु

एक चिकनी तीन-बीट चाल; एक चाल और एक सरपट के बीच

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যান্টার

একটি মসৃণ তিন-বীট চলাফেরা; একটি ট্রট এবং একটি গলপ মধ্যে

🇮🇳Tamil

கேன்டர்

ஒரு மென்மையான மூன்று துடிப்பு நடை; ஒரு ட்ரோட் மற்றும் ஒரு கேலோப் இடையே

🇮🇳Telugu

క్యాంటర్

ఒక మృదువైన మూడు-బీట్ నడక; ఒక ట్రోట్ మరియు గ్యాలప్ మధ్య

🇮🇳Marathi

कँटर

एक गुळगुळीत तीन-बीट चालणे; ट्रॉट आणि सरपटण्याच्या दरम्यान

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેન્ટર

એક સરળ ત્રણ-બીટ હીંડછા; ટ્રોટ અને ઝપાટા વચ્ચે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾಂಟರ್

ನಯವಾದ ಮೂರು-ಬೀಟ್ ನಡಿಗೆ; ಟ್ರಾಟ್ ಮತ್ತು ಗ್ಯಾಲಪ್ ನಡುವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാൻ്റർ

മിനുസമാർന്ന മൂന്ന് അടി നടത്തം; ഒരു ട്രോട്ടിനും ഗാലപ്പിനും ഇടയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਂਟਰ

ਇੱਕ ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨ ਤਿੰਨ-ਬੀਟ ਚਾਲ; ਇੱਕ ਟਰੌਟ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਰਪਟ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

کینٹر

ایک ہموار تین بیٹ چال؛ ایک ٹروٹ اور ایک سرپٹ کے درمیان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

慢跑

平稳的三拍步态；小跑和疾驰之间

🇯🇵Japanese

キャンター

滑らかな3拍子の歩行。速歩とギャロップの間

🇰🇷Korean

보통 구보

부드러운 3박자 보행; 트로트와 갤럽 사이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phi nước kiệu

dáng đi ba nhịp uyển chuyển; giữa nước kiệu và phi nước đại

🇹🇭Thai

วิ่งเร็ว

การเดินสามจังหวะที่ราบรื่น ระหว่างการวิ่งเหยาะๆและการควบม้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

meligas

gaya berjalan tiga ketukan yang mulus; antara berlari dan berlari kencang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخبب

مشية سلسة ثلاثية الضربات. بين الهرولة والعدو

🇮🇷Persian

کانتر

یک راه رفتن صاف سه ضرب؛ بین یورتمه و گالوپ

🇹🇷Turkish

dörtnal

üç vuruşlu yumuşak bir yürüyüş; süratli ve dörtnala arasında

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִדהוֹר קַלוֹת

הליכה חלקה של שלוש פעימות; בין טרוט לדהירה

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The primary meaning of 'canter' is 'a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop'.

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Using 'canter' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'canter' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'canter' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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