Definitions for roamroʊm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
roamroʊm(v.i.)
to walk or travel without purpose or direction; ramble; wander.
(v.t.)to wander over or through.
(n.)an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
Origin of roam:
1300–50; ME romen; cf. earlier ramen (Layamon), perh. continuing OE *rāmian < *raiman-, akin to ON reimt haunted, reimuthr haunter
roam′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond(verb)
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"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
roam(verb)ʊm
to travel or move continuously around an area without having a particular goal
kids roaming the streets at night
Wiktionary
roam(Verb)
To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
roam(Verb)
To use a network or service from different locations or devices.
Webster Dictionary
Roam(verb)
to go from place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; to wander
Roam(verb)
to range or wander over
Roam(noun)
the act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his roam o'er hill amd dale
Translations for roam
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
roam(verb)
to walk about without any fixed plan or purpose; to wander
He roamed from town to town; He roamed (over) the hills.
- swerfAfrikaans
- يَطوف، يَجولArabic
- скитам (се)Bulgarian
- vaguearPortuguese (BR)
- toulat seCzech
- stromernGerman
- flakke omkringDanish
- περιπλανιέμαιGreek
- errar, vagarSpanish
- hulkumaEstonian
- پرسه زدنFarsi
- kuljeskellaFinnish
- errerFrench
- לִנדוֹדHebrew
- घूमना-फिरनाHindi
- lutati, ići bez ciljaCroatian
- kóborolHungarian
- berkelanaIndonesian
- reika, flakkaIcelandic
- vagareItalian
- 歩き回るJapanese
- 돌아다니다Korean
- bastytis, klajotiLithuanian
- klejot; klaiņotLatvian
- merayauMalay
- zwervenDutch
- flakke/streife/farte omkringNorwegian
- wędrować, włóczyć sięPolish
- پرسه زدنPersian
- بی هدفه چکر وهنهPashto
- vaguearPortuguese
- a hoinăriRomanian
- бродитьRussian
- túlať saSlovak
- potepati seSlovenian
- lutatiSerbian
- ströva omkring, vandraSwedish
- ตะลอนเที่ยวThai
- aylak aylak dolaşmak, sürtmekTurkish
- 漫遊，閒逛Chinese (Trad.)
- мандрувати; блукатиUkrainian
- بے مقصد پھرناUrdu
- đi lang thangVietnamese
- 漫游，闲逛Chinese (Simp.)
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