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roam

[ rohm ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove:

    to roam about the world.

    Synonyms: , ,



verb (used with object)

  1. to wander over or through:

    to roam the countryside.

noun

  1. an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.

roam

/ °ùəʊ³¾ /

verb

  1. to travel or walk about with no fixed purpose or direction; wander
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of roaming
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ù´Ç²¹³¾±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù´Ç²¹³¾î€½Ä°ù noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·°ù´Ç²¹³¾î€ƒi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of roam1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English romen origin uncertain
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of roam1

C13: origin unknown
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Synonym Study

Roam, ramble, range, rove imply wandering about over (usually) a considerable amount of territory. Roam implies a wandering or traveling over a large area, especially as prompted by restlessness or curiosity: to roam through a forest. Ramble implies pleasant, carefree moving about, walking with no specific purpose and for a limited distance: to ramble through fields near home. Range usually implies wandering over a more or less defined but extensive area in search of something: Cattle range over the plains. Rove sometimes implies wandering with specific incentive or aim, as an animal for prey: Bandits rove through these mountains.
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Police officials said they had regained control of Mirebalais, but local reports warned that many of the escaped inmates were still roaming the streets.

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It is designed to help animals avoid being killed while roaming in urban habitats.

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“We weren’t supposed to spend our days in a cave — we were meant to roam and be hunters and gatherers and be under the sun,†Mutti said.

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The fences would come down, and the elk would roam free.

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Last year he was handed the longest ever ban from the Scottish Parliament after breaking expenses rules in a row over an £11,000 data roaming bill.

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