rove 1 (rōv) v. roved , rov·ing , roves
v. intr. 1. To wander about, especially over a wide area; roam. See Synonyms at
wander .
2. To be directed without apparent purpose; look in an idle or casual manner: His gazed roved over the faces in the crowd.
v. tr. 1. To roam or wander around, over, or through: Vikings roved the seas.
2. To look at or around (an area) in an idle or casual manner: Her eyes roved the room.
n. An act of wandering about, over, around, or through.
[Middle English roven , to shoot arrows at a mark .]
rove 2 (rōv) tr.v. roved ,
rov·ing ,
roves 1. To card (wool).
2. To put (fibers) through an eye or opening.
3. To stretch and twist (fibers) before spinning; ravel out.
[Origin unknown .]
rove 3 (rōv) v. Nautical A past tense and a past participle of
reeve 2 .
rove (rəʊv ) vb 1. to wander about (a place) with no fixed direction; roam
2. (intr ) (of the eyes) to look around; wander
3. have a roving eye to show a widespread amorous interest in the opposite sex
4. (Australian Rules Football) (intr ) Australian rules football to play as a rover
[C15 roven (in archery) to shoot at a target chosen at random (C16: to wander, stray), from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic rāfa to wander]
rove (rəʊv ) vb (Textiles) (tr ) to pull out and twist (fibres of wool, cotton, etc) lightly, as before spinning or in carding
n (Textiles) wool, cotton, etc, thus prepared
[C18: of obscure origin]
rove (rəʊv ) n a metal plate through which a rivet is passed and then clenched over
[C15: from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic ro ]
rove (rəʊv ) vb (Nautical Terms) a past tense and past participle of
reeve 2 rove1 (roʊv) v. roved, rov•ing, n. v.i. 1. to wander about without definite destination; move here and there at random, esp. over a wide area.
v.t. 2. to wander over or through; traverse.
n. 3. an act of roving.
[1490–1500; orig., to shoot at a random target]
rove2 (roʊv) v. rove3 (roʊv) v.t. roved, rov•ing. to form (slivers of wool, cotton, etc.) into slightly twisted strands in a preparatory process of spinning.
[1780–90; of obscure orig.]
rove Past participle: rovedGerund: rovingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I rove you rove he/she/it roves we rove you rove they rove
Preterite I roved you roved he/she/it roved we roved you roved they roved
Present Continuous I am roving you are roving he/she/it is roving we are roving you are roving they are roving
Present Perfect I have roved you have roved he/she/it has roved we have roved you have roved they have roved
Past Continuous I was roving you were roving he/she/it was roving we were roving you were roving they were roving
Past Perfect I had roved you had roved he/she/it had roved we had roved you had roved they had roved
Future I will rove you will rove he/she/it will rove we will rove you will rove they will rove
Future Perfect I will have roved you will have roved he/she/it will have roved we will have roved you will have roved they will have roved
Future Continuous I will be roving you will be roving he/she/it will be roving we will be roving you will be roving they will be roving
Present Perfect Continuous I have been roving you have been roving he/she/it has been roving we have been roving you have been roving they have been roving
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been roving you will have been roving he/she/it will have been roving we will have been roving you will have been roving they will have been roving
Past Perfect Continuous I had been roving you had been roving he/she/it had been roving we had been roving you had been roving they had been roving
Conditional I would rove you would rove he/she/it would rove we would rove you would rove they would rove
Past Conditional I would have roved you would have roved he/she/it would have roved we would have roved you would have roved they would have roved
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. rove - 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"roam ,
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"
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"
rove verb wander , range , cruise , drift , stroll , stray , roam , ramble , meander , traipse (informal) , go walkabout (Austral.) , gallivant , gad about , stravaig (Scot. & Northern English dialect) roving about the town in the dead of night rove verb To move about at random, especially over a wide area:
drift ,
gad ,
gallivant ,
meander ,
peregrinate ,
ramble ,
range ,
roam ,
stray ,
traipse ,
wander .
Translations
يَطوف، يَجول
toulat se
strejfe
barangol
ráfa
klajojantis
klaiņot klejot
aylak aylak dolaşmak başıboş gezinmek
rove (rəuv ) verb to wander; to roam.
He roved (through) the streets. swerf يَطوف، يَجول скитам vaguear toulat se schweifen strejfe (om) περιπλανιέμαι vagar , errar hulkuma پرسه زدن samota vagabonder לְשוֹטֵט घूमना tumarati, potucati se barangol mengembara ráfa (um) vagare , vagabondare うろつく 방황하다 bastytis, klajoti klejot; klaiņot merayau zwerven vandre omkring , flakke , streife włóczyć się خوشی ګرځیدل vaguear a hoinări бродить túlať sa klatiti se tumarati ströva omkring, vandra ร่อนเร่พเนจร aylak aylak dolaşmak, başıboş gezinmek 漫遊,流浪 блукати آوارہ گردی کرنا đi lang thang 漫游,流浪 ˈrover noun swerwer جَوّال، طَوّاف скитник malandro / vagabundo tulák, -čka ruheloser Wanderer omstrejfer περιπλανώμενος vagabundo hulkuja ولگرد؛ عیار؛ دزد دریایی samooja vagabond/-onde נודד घूमने वाला, पर्यटक, घुमक्कड़ lutalac, skitnica kóborló pengembara flakkari girovago , giramondo うろつく人 해적 bastūnas, klajūnas klejotājs perayau zwerver vandrer , omstreifer włóczęga ولګرد، کوڅه ډبی vadio hoinar, vagabond бродяга tulák, -čka potepuh tumaralo vandrare, person som för en kringflackande tillvaro คนร่อนเร่พเนจร serseri , avare 流浪者 мандрівник آوارہ گرد người đi lang thang 流浪者 ˈroving adjective a roving band of robbers. swerwend, rondlopend مُتَجَوِّل، طائِف скитнически errante potulný umherschweifend omstrejfende αλήτικος, περιπλανωμένος errante ringiliikuv ولگرد kiertelevä vagabond מְשוֹטֵט pokretan, putujući vándorló berkeliaran flakkandi, flökku- girovago , errante うろつく 방랑하는 klajojantis klaiņojošs rayau rondtrekkend omflakkende wędrowny , włóczący się ولګرد errante hoinar бродячий potulný potepuški lutajući kringströvande ร่อนเร่ aylak aylak dolaşan, avare 四處流浪的 блукаючий اندھا دھند đi khắp nơi 徘徊的,移动的,巡回的游动的