roam

roam  (rm)

v. roamed, roam·ing, roams

v.intr.

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

v.tr.

To wander over or through: roamed the streets.

n.

The act or an instance of roaming.

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[Middle English romen.]

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roamer n.

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roam

Verb

to walk about with no fixed purpose or direction [origin unknown]

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

Translations

roam [rəum] vi → vagar

vt → vagar por

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roam [rəum] vi → errer, vagabonder

vt → parcourir, errer par

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roam [rəum] vi → wandern, streifen

vt (streets, countryside) → durchstreifen

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roam [rəum] vi → errare, vagabondare

vt → vagare per