Etymology dictionary. 2014.
roam — [rəum US roum] v 1.) [I and T] to walk or travel, usually for a long time, with no clear purpose or direction →↑wander roam over/around/about etc ▪ The dogs are allowed to roam around. ▪ Chickens and geese roam freely in the back yard. ▪ You… … Dictionary of contemporary English
roam´er — roam «rohm», verb, noun. –v.i. to go about with no special plan or aim; wander: »to roam through the fields. Herds of horses and cattle roamed at will over the plain (George W. Cable). Her eyes were roaming about the room (Hawthorne). –v.t. to… … Useful english dictionary
roam — [ roum ] verb intransitive or transitive to move or travel with no particular purpose: Young men roamed the streets brandishing guns. roam around: You ll have about three hours to roam around the town. roam free/wild: Bears still roam wild in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Roam — Roam, v. t. To range or wander over. [1913 Webster] And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Roam — Roam, n. The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his roam o er hill and dale. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Roam — (r[=o]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Roamed} (r[=o]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Roaming}.] [OE. romen, ramen; cf. AS. [=a]r[=ae]man to raise, rise, D. ramen to hit, plan, aim, OS. r[=o]m[=o]n to strive after, OHG. r[=a]men. But the word was probably… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
roam — roam·er; roam; … English syllables
roam — [rōm] vi. [ME romen < or akin to OE aræman, to rise < IE * erei < base * er , to set in motion > RISE, RUN] to travel from place to place, esp. with no special plan or purpose; go aimlessly; wander vt. to wander over or through [to… … English World dictionary
roam — index perambulate, prowl Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
roam — *wander, stray, ramble, rove, range, prowl, gad, gallivant, traipse, meander … New Dictionary of Synonyms
