roam
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
noun
Related Words
Roam, ramble, range, rove imply wandering about over (usually) a considerable amount of territory. Roam implies a wandering or traveling over a large area, especially 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.
Other Word Forms
- roamer noun
- unroaming adjective
Etymology
Origin of roam
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English romen origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Stray dogs roamed the wreckage, weaving between huge charred twisted pipes and silent idle turbines.
From Barron's
She added that young, male Atlantic walruses were most likely to roam and were capable of travelling very long distances.
From BBC
Today, there’s believed to be at least 60 wolves roaming the Golden State.
From Los Angeles Times
Scarlet wakes up in the Otherworld, an endless, arid landscape with an ocean for sky where a dragon roams.
From Los Angeles Times
Takaichi grew up in the Japanese prefecture of Nara, a mountainous region and home to an ancient capital where sacred deer roam parks and temples.
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