roam

roam

R0291050 (rōm)v. roamed, roam·ing, roams v.intr.1. To move about without purpose or plan; wander. See Synonyms at wander.2. To turn the attention from one subject to another with little clarity or coherence of thought: I could hear the speaker, but my thoughts were roaming.3. a. To move or pass over the body: His hands roamed over her body.b. To be directed without apparent purpose; look in an idle or casual manner: Her eyes roamed around the room.4. To use a cell phone network outside of a home service area as defined by a service plan.v.tr.1. To wander over or through: roamed the streets.2. To be directed over or around (an area): Her gaze roamed the beach.n. The act or an instance of roaming.

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[Middle English romen.]

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roam′er n.

roam

(rəʊm) vbto travel or walk about with no fixed purpose or direction; wandernthe act of roaming[C13: origin unknown] ˈroamer n

roam

(roʊm)

v.i. 1. to walk or travel without purpose or direction; ramble; wander. v.t. 2. to wander over or through. n. 3. an act or instance of roaming; a ramble. [1300–50; Middle English romen; compare earlier ramen (Layamon), perhaps continuing Old English *rāmian < *raiman-, akin to Old Norse reimt haunted, reimuthr haunter] roam′er, n.

roam

Past participle: roamed
Gerund: roaming

Imperative
roam
roam

Present
I roam
you roam
he/she/it roams
we roam
you roam
they roam

Preterite
I roamed
you roamed
he/she/it roamed
we roamed
you roamed
they roamed

Present Continuous
I am roaming
you are roaming
he/she/it is roaming
we are roaming
you are roaming
they are roaming

Present Perfect
I have roamed
you have roamed
he/she/it has roamed
we have roamed
you have roamed
they have roamed

Past Continuous
I was roaming
you were roaming
he/she/it was roaming
we were roaming
you were roaming
they were roaming

Past Perfect
I had roamed
you had roamed
he/she/it had roamed
we had roamed
you had roamed
they had roamed

Future
I will roam
you will roam
he/she/it will roam
we will roam
you will roam
they will roam

Future Perfect
I will have roamed
you will have roamed
he/she/it will have roamed
we will have roamed
you will have roamed
they will have roamed

Future Continuous
I will be roaming
you will be roaming
he/she/it will be roaming
we will be roaming
you will be roaming
they will be roaming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been roaming
you have been roaming
he/she/it has been roaming
we have been roaming
you have been roaming
they have been roaming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been roaming
you will have been roaming
he/she/it will have been roaming
we will have been roaming
you will have been roaming
they will have been roaming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been roaming
you had been roaming
he/she/it had been roaming
we had been roaming
you had been roaming
they had been roaming

Conditional
I would roam
you would roam
he/she/it would roam
we would roam
you would roam
they would roam

Past Conditional
I would have roamed
you would have roamed
he/she/it would have roamed
we would have roamed
you would have roamed
they would have roamed

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

roam - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"rove, stray, vagabond, wander, swan, ramble, range, drift, tramp, cast, rollgo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"maunder - wander aimlesslygad, gallivant, jazz around - wander aimlessly in search of pleasuredrift, err, stray - wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"

roam

verb wander, walk, range, travel, drift, stroll, stray, ramble, prowl, meander, rove, stravaig (Scot. & Northern English dialect), peregrinate They were encouraged not to let their cattle roam freely.

roam

verbTo move about at random, especially over a wide area:drift, gad, gallivant, meander, peregrinate, ramble, range, rove, stray, traipse, wander.

Translations

漫游闲逛

roam

(rəum) verb to walk about without any fixed plan or purpose; to wander. He roamed from town to town; He roamed (over) the hills. 漫遊，閒逛 漫游，闲逛 ˈroamer noun 漫遊者 漫游者