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Roam

/ɹəʊm/ · verb

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

  1. (intransitive) To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
  2. (transitive) To range or wander over.
  3. (intransitive, computing, telecommunications) To use a network or service from different locations or devices.
  4. (transitive, computing, telecommunications) To transmit (resources) between different locations or devices, to allow comparable usage from any of them.
  5. The act of roaming; a wander; a travel without aim or destination

Example Sentences

Henceforth, wherever thou may’st roam, ⁠My blessing, like a line of light, ⁠Is on the waters day and night, And like a beacon guards thee home.
Oh, never will I roam / Now I know my place is home / Where the ocean meets the sky / I'll be sailin'
Wilshere had started as a left-footed right-winger, coming in off the flank, but he and Özil both had the licence to roam. Tomas Rosicky was not tied down to one spot either and, with Ramsey breaking forward as well as Olivier Giroud's considerable presence, Marseille were overwhelmed from the moment Bacary Sagna's first touch of the night sent Wilshere running clear.
Gangs of thugs roamed the streets.
And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam.
According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them.
At first, it seemed counterintuitive to me to roam settings between computers, but my problem at the time was that every example I was considering was a setting that only made sense for a single computer.
Glass in hand, he set off on a roam of the first floor.

Synonyms for roam

errshrithewandermoochcastdriftramblevagabondrangerovestrayswan

Antonyms for roam

Related Words

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does roam mean?

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

What is a synonym for roam?

Common synonyms include err, shrithe, wander, mooch.

What is the opposite of roam?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use roam in a sentence?

Henceforth, wherever thou may’st roam, ⁠My blessing, like a line of light, ⁠Is on the waters day and night, And like a beacon guards thee home.

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