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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

roamer noun

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?

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