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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. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to wander over or through: to roam the countryside. |
–noun
| 3. | an act or instance of roaming; a ramble. |
Origin:
1300–50; ME romen < ?
1300–50; ME romen < ?
Related forms:
roamer, noun
Synonyms:
1. stray, stroll, prowl. Roam, ramble, range, rove imply wandering about over (usually) a considerable amount of territory. Roam implies a wandering or traveling over a large area, esp. 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.
1. stray, stroll, prowl. Roam, ramble, range, rove imply wandering about over (usually) a considerable amount of territory. Roam implies a wandering or traveling over a large area, esp. 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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| roam (rōm) 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. [Middle English romen.] roam'er n. |
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