roam Definition
roam (rōm)
intransitive verb
to travel from place to place, esp. with no special plan or purpose; go aimlessly; wander
Etymology: ME romen < or akin to OE aræman, to rise < IE *erei- < base *er-, to set in motion > rise, run
transitive verb
to wander over or through to roam the streets
noun
the act of roaming; ramble
roam Related Forms
roam Synonyms
roam
v.
roam Usage Examples
Object
- street: Locals roamed the streets looking for Sunday morning pursuits.
- moor: She spends all of her free time with her horse Martini roaming the open moors.
- countryside: For instance, you don't often see stray cattle roaming the countryside.
- earth: We worked to put bread on our plates and roamed the earth between jobs.
- globe: My father's family came from Massachusetts and I'm curious about any relatives I may have roaming the globe.
- profile: Describe how a roaming user profile can be used to support multiple users who are sharing the same computer.
Converse of object
let: One mother was quite happy to let the kits roam about.
Preposition: at
will: Now each site can be roamed at will using the stronger mobility scooters.
Adjective modifier
wild: Some semi tame deer and wild pigs roam around the vicinity of the park headquarters.
Adjective complement
- wild: There are some fallow deer but no red deer or roe deer who once roamed wild in Snowdonia.
- free: Birds are meant to be roaming free, flying or swimming in the lake.
Modifying Another Word
- freely: Here they roam freely among the visitors to the park.
- seamlessly: Cut Loose Quad-band technology allows you to roam seamlessly across countries and continents.
- abroad: This is especially true when roaming abroad, when of course mobile data is at its most useful.
- everywhere: It's easy to do and takes away the temptation to roam everywhere in preaching.
Followed by an intransitive particle
around: Inevitably, there is a certain sense of freedom for the actors in being able to roam around such a large space.
Followed by a transitive particle
Used with why or when
wherever: But I have to say that the cord is annoying after so long with the freedom to roam wherever I wanted on my desk.
Noun used with modifier
- deer: A herd of 800 fallow deer roam freely in the Park.
- imagination: Or should we let our imagination roam free, without restrictions?

