"Lakat" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

lakát - Course, way, method, manner;
condition, state of affairs, juncture,
situation, pass. Ang tanán nga mga
butáng nagasunúd sang lakát sang íla
kinaugálì. Everything follows the course of
its nature. Sa karón nga lakát sang
panahón——. At this juncture——.

lakát - (H) To go, start out, walk on foot,
foot it, trudge, tramp, hike, march, pace,
step; travel; go away, leave; be current or
passing. Lakát (maglakát) ka na. Go now.
Lákta (lakatá) ang Ilóngílong. Go to Iloilo
(on foot). Lákti (lakatí) iníng dálan. Walk
along this road. Lináktan níla ang bág-o
nga dálan. They took the new road. Walâ
níla pagalákti ang dálan sang
katarúngan. They are not walking the road
of righteousness. Naglakát na siá. He has
gone (away). He has left. Palákta siá. Make
him go. Let him go (on foot). Send him
away. Ang túig (búlan) nga nagalakát. The
current year (month). Ang bilí nga
nagalakát. The current price. (cf. pánaw,
lúmbus, kádto, laláktan, lalákton).

lakat v {1} [A; a] walk.
Mulakat na ang bátà, The baby is able to walk now.
Duul ra man nang ámù.
Laktun ta lang, My house is near here.
Lets go on foot.
{1a} [A] for s.t.
to be going on.
Milakat ang daghang katuígan, Many years went by.
Samtang naglakat ang pangadyì, While the prayers went on.
{1b} ap-proaching an age, length of time.
Mulakat na ug usa ka túig sukad sa íyang pag-anhi, Its been close to a year since he came here.
Naglakat na ku sa kwarinta, Im approaching forty.
{2} [A2; ab3c] go away, depart.
Wà ra ba dinhi.
Milakat na, Hes not here.
He went out.
Unsa may laktun mu sa lungsud?
What are you going to the city for?
Kagamay ra ánang butang nga ímung laktan, My, you are running away from such an insignif-icant thing.
Ilakat ang bátà sa parki arun malingaw, Take the child to the park to amuse him.
{3} [B46; c] spread.
Milakat ang balità nga bakak, The false news spread.
Maáyung puúhun ning bagúna arun dílì makalakat nganhi, It would be best to kill this vine o?
completely so that it can not spread here.
{4} [AP; a1] follow up.
Akuy milakat (mipalakat) sa titulu sa ámung yútà, I followed up the title to our land.
Laktun sa supirintind-inti ang átung apuwintmint, The superintendent will follow up our appointments.
n {1} trend, course or direction s.t.
is tak-ing.
Lakat sa panahun, Trend of the time.
Lakat sa nigusyu, The way business is going.
{2} errand, chore s.
o.
is sent to do.
Wà kuy lakat run, I dont have anything to do now.
{3} trip, journey.
{4} procedure for doing s.t.
Ang lakat sa sinadiyap lahì sa yánung paghablun, The procedure for weaving twill is di?
erent from that of a simple design.
() n action of going some place on foot.
Lákat na pud ta kay wà nay sakyanan, Here we go, having to walk again because there is no transportation.
v = lakat, 4.
pa-, pa-() v {1} [A; c6] make s.t.
walk, go away, spread news, follow it up.
{1a} move pieces around the board in a game.
Sígi, ipalákat pa ang mga batu kay dì ra ka mapasu, Go on, keep moving your stones because you havent stopped in an empty hole.
{2} [A; a] operate an enterprise; business.
Antígu siya mupalákat ug nigusyu, He knows how to run a business.
{3} [A; b6(1)] continue working on a design that was started.
Akuy mupalákat niíning ginansilyu, Ill continue working on your cro-chet work.
n {1} way, means of doing s.t.
Ang íyang palákat sa íyang tindáhan inantigu, She runs her store in a knowledgeable way.
{2} manner or process of doing.
-an a prone to roaming about.
hiN-() a tending to go out a lot for business or for just plain roaming.
linaktan, nilaktan n way of walking.
laktunun n {1} way or distance to be walked.
{2} errand to be run.
tali-(), -um-r-() n about to go out, depart.