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单词 roves
释义

rove

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verb (1)

ˈrōv How to pronounce rove (audio)
roved; roving

intransitive verb

: to move aimlessly : roam

transitive verb

: to wander through or over

rove

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noun (1)

: an act or instance of wandering

rove

3 of 5

past tense and past participle of reeve

rove

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verb (2)

roved; roving

transitive verb

: to join (textile fibers) with a slight twist and draw out into roving

rove

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noun

: roving

Synonyms

Verb (1)

  • bat
  • cruise
  • drift
  • float
  • gad (about)
  • gallivant
  • galavant
  • kick around
  • knock (about)
  • maunder
  • meander
  • mooch
  • ramble
  • range
  • roam
  • traipse
  • wander
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Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

earlier, to shoot at random, wander, of unknown origin

Verb (2)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Verb (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun (1)

circa 1550, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1782, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1789, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

rove

verb

ˈrōv How to pronounce rove (audio)
roved; roving
: to wander without definite plan or direction

roves

verb

present tense third-person singular of rove
as in wanders
to move about from place to place aimlessly buffalo roving over the vast plains

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • wanders
  • roams
  • drifts
  • strolls
  • cruises
  • floats
  • meanders
  • traipses
  • gallivants
  • rambles
  • ranges
  • bats
  • saunters
  • ambles
  • mooches
  • galavants
  • maunders
  • mopes
  • gads (about)
  • dawdles
  • vagabonds
  • knocks (about)
  • gypsies
  • strays
  • straggles
  • tramps
  • hobos
  • kicks around
  • mills (about or around)
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