Definition of roam Roam

/ɹowˈm/ - [rowm] - roam

We found 8 definitions of roam from 4 different sources.

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What does roam mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

roams, roaming, roamed  

roam - 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"
  roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
  locomote, travel, move, go 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"
  maunder wander aimlessly
  gad, gallivant, jazz around wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
  err, stray, drift to make a mistake or be incorrect
  wander go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • 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.
  • roam (Verb)
    To range or wander over.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • roam (v. i.)
    To go from place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; to wander.
  • roam (v. t.)
    To range or wander over.
  • roam (n.)
    The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his roam o'er hill amd dale.

Part of speech

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  • roam, verb, present, 1st person singular of roam (infinitive).
  • roam, verb (infinitive).
  • roam, noun, singular of roams.

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