Roam

Quick meaning: Roam is a verb meaning (intransitive) To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.

Meaning

(intransitive) To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To range or wander over.
2. (intransitive, computing, telecommunications) To use a network or service from different locations or devices.
3. The act of roaming; a wander; a travel without aim or destination
4. (transitive, computing, telecommunications) To transmit (resources) between different locations or devices, to allow comparable usage from any of them.

Example Sentences

Gangs of thugs roamed the streets.

And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam.

Glass in hand, he set off on a roam of the first floor.

Oh, never will I roam / Now I know my place is home / Where the ocean meets the sky / I'll be sailin'

Word Forms

• roams
• roaming
• roamed

Synonyms for roam

Depending on context, synonyms include err, shrithe, wander, mooch, cast, drift.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wander, vagabond, stray, ramble, cast, drift.

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