roam

roam

 (rōm)

v. roamed, roam·ing, roams

v.intr.

1. To move about without purpose or plan; wander. See Synonyms at wander.

2. To turn the attention from one subject to another with little clarity or coherence of thought: I could hear the speaker, but my thoughts were roaming.

3.

a. To move or pass over the body: His hands roamed over her body.

b. To be directed without apparent purpose; look in an idle or casual manner: Her eyes roamed around the room.

4. To use a cell phone network outside of a home service area as defined by a service plan.

v.tr.

1. To wander over or through: roamed the streets.

2. To be directed over or around (an area): Her gaze roamed the beach.

n.

The act or an instance of roaming.

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[Middle English romen.]

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roam′er n.

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roam

(rəʊm)

vb

to travel or walk about with no fixed purpose or direction; wander

n

the act of roaming

[C13: origin unknown]

ˈroamer n

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roam

(roʊm)

v.i.

1. to walk or travel without purpose or direction; ramble; wander.

v.t.

2. to wander over or through.

n.

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

[1300–50; Middle English romen; compare earlier ramen (Layamon), perhaps continuing Old English *rāmian < *raiman-, akin to Old Norse reimt haunted, reimuthr haunter]

roam′er, n.

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roam

Past participle: roamed
Gerund: roaming

Imperative

roam

roam

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

roam - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" rove, stray, vagabond, wander, swan, ramble, range, drift, tramp, cast, roll go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" maunder - wander aimlessly gad, gallivant, jazz around - wander aimlessly in search of pleasure drift, err, stray - wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"

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roam

verb wander, walk, range, travel, drift, stroll, stray, ramble, prowl, meander, rove, stravaig (Scot. & Northern English dialect), peregrinate They were encouraged not to let their cattle roam freely.

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roam

verb

To move about at random, especially over a wide area:

drift, gad, gallivant, meander, peregrinate, ramble, range, rove, stray, traipse, wander.

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Translations

يَطوف، يَجول

toulat se

flakke omkring

irrenstromernziehen

errervaguer

reika, flakka

andare in girogirovagarevagabondaggioviaggiare

klajūnas

klaiņotklejot

potepati se

aylak aylak dolaşmaksürtmek

漫游闲逛

roam

[rəʊm]

A. VT [+ streets etc] → rondar, vagar por

B. VI [person etc] → vagar, errar; [thoughts] → divagar

roam about roam around VI + ADV → andar sin rumbo fijo

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roam

[ˈrəʊm]

vi → errer, vagabonder
to roam free [animal] → se promener en liberté; [convicted criminal] → se promener en liberté

vt [+ world, countryside] → parcourir
to roam the streets [tourists] → se promener dans les rues; [gangs, thugs] → rôder dans les rues

roam around

vi → traîner

vt fus [+ house] → errer dans; [+ neighbourhood, town] → traîner dans

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

roam

vt streets, countryside → wandern or ziehen durch; to roam the (seven) seas → die sieben Meere durchkreuzen; to roam the streets (child, dog) → (in den Straßen) herumstreunen; to roam the earth/world → durch die Welt ziehen

vi → (herum)wandern; (hum, hands) → wandern, sich verirren

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roam

[rəʊm]

1. vt (streets) → vagabondare per, gironzolare per, vagare per

2. vi (person) → vagabondare, errare, gironzolare; (thoughts) → vagare

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roam

(rəum) verb

to walk about without any fixed plan or purpose; to wander. He roamed from town to town; He roamed (over) the hills. swerf يَطوف، يَجول скитам (се) vaguear toulat se stromern flakke omkring περιπλανιέμαιerrar, vagar hulkuma پرسه زدن kuljeskella errer לִנדוֹד घूमना-फिरना lutati, ići bez cilja kóborol berkelana reika, flakka vagare 歩き回る 돌아다니다 bastytis, klajoti klejot; klaiņot merayau zwerven flakke/streife/farte omkring wędrować, włóczyć się بی هدفه چکر وهنه vaguear a hoinări бродить túlať sa potepati se lutati ströva omkring, vandra ตะลอนเที่ยว aylak aylak dolaşmak, sürtmek 漫遊，閒逛 мандрувати; блукати بے مقصد پھرنا đi lang thang 漫游，闲逛

ˈroamer noun

swerwer طَوّاف، جَوّال скитник vagabundo tulák, -čka der/die Herumstromer(in) omflakkende person περιπλανώμενος vagabundo hulkuja ولگرد kuljeksija vagabond/-onde נודד भ्रमण करना, घूमना lutalica csavargó pengelana flækingur vagabondo 歩き回る人 방랑자 bastūnas, klajūnas klejotājs; klaidonis perayau zwerveromstreifer wędrowiec, włóczęga ولګرد، لوچک vagabundo vagabond бродяга tulák, -čka potepuh lutalica vandrare, kringströvande ผู้ที่ตะลอนเที่ยวไปโดยไร้จุดหมาย aylak dolaşan kimse, gezgin 漫遊者 мандрівник مٹر گشتی کرنے والا người đi lang thang 漫游者

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