roaming

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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roaming

(ˈrəʊmɪŋ)

n

(Telecommunications) the facility to use a mobile phone outside its normal area of registration, for example when abroad

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Thesaurus

roaming

adjective

Traveling about, especially in search of adventure:

errant, roving, wandering.

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Translations

itinérance

roaming

[ˈrəʊmɪŋ] N → vagabundeo m; (as tourist etc) → excursiones fpl, paseos mpl

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roaming

[ˈrəʊmɪŋ] n (= mobile phone service) → roaming m

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roaming

adj person → wandernd; animal also → herumziehend; (fig) thoughts → schweifend

n → Herumwandern nt; this life of roaming → dieses Vagabundenleben

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roaming

[ˈrəʊmɪŋ] adj → vagabondo/a

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