Difference between Ample and Amble

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Ample
Ample

More than sufficient/enough.
a lot / an abundance / substantial / bountiful / plenty.
large / spacious.
For example :
"party food" "Birthday" "sandwiches" "food" "delicious"
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1) She made sure there was an ample supply of delicious snacks during her son's birthday party.
2) For completing her work on time, her reward was ample.
3) We need to make sure there is ample storage room for all her antiques.
"Antique car" "Ford" "Old car" "Ford Model T"
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* Antique – something belonging to the past and is not modern (usually more than 25 years old). Old-fashioned. 
For example : antique furniture / antique cars / antique collections
Antique shop – A shop selling antiques.
4) He always makes sure there are ample amounts of food during his dinner parties.
5) You don't have to get him any birthday presents, he already has an ample amount of toys.
6) I like to go to that shopping mall as there is always ample parking space.
7) The money I have saved is more than ample for the trip.


Amble


To go at a slow and easy pace or walk.
Stroll.

For example :
1) She ambled around the carnival with her husband.
2) Look at the horse ambling along the meadow.
Meadow : a grassy tract or field. Normally used for animals.
3) He ambled along the sandy beach looking for inspiration for his poems.

Difference between amble, ramble, wander and pace.
All these 4 words can be used to describe your walking but :
"shopping" "looking at stores" "buying dress"
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amble : Is used for walking leisurely like when you go shopping. / Walking slowly while looking at things. / Walk without hurry.

ramble / wander : Is to walk (can be both at an easy or slow pace or walk hurriedly/quickly) but this is walking with no purpose or aim. / Like you have no sense where you are going.
For example :
1) They rambled through the bookshop until closing time.
2) The young boy wandered away from his mother.
You can also use ramble for speaking. Rambling on – to speak on and on (non-stop) with no proper aim or reason.
For example :
1) I hope the Chairman will stop her rambling soon.
2) I tend to ramble on in my blog.
"worried" "pacing Felix" "Felix the cat" "walk" "birth of child" "walk back and forth"
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pace : to walk back and forth or up and down. Normally used when a person is worried or nervous about something.  
For example, when waiting for the birth of a child.
Pace is also used to show a single step.
For example :
Walk two paces to your right = Take two steps to your right.


Idioms :
Put someone through his paces
Means to test the ability of someone. / To show what one can do.

For example :
1) This test will really put you through your paces.
2) He put his new car through its paces to ensure it was worth the money spent on it.


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