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rove 1 R0325300 (rōv)v. roved, rov·ing, roves v.intr.1. To wander about, especially over a wide area; roam. See Synonyms at wander.2. To be directed without apparent purpose; look in an idle or casual manner: His gazed roved over the faces in the crowd.v.tr.1. To roam or wander around, over, or through: Vikings roved the seas.2. To look at or around (an area) in an idle or casual manner: Her eyes roved the room.n. An act of wandering about, over, around, or through.
[Middle English roven, to shoot arrows at a mark.]
rove 2 R0325300 (rōv)tr.v. roved, rov·ing, roves 1. To card (wool).2. To put (fibers) through an eye or opening.3. To stretch and twist (fibers) before spinning; ravel out.n. See roving.
[Origin unknown.]
rove 3 R0325300 (rōv)v. Nautical A past tense and a past participle of reeve2.rove (rəʊv) vb1. to wander about (a place) with no fixed direction; roam2. (intr) (of the eyes) to look around; wander3. have a roving eye to show a widespread amorous interest in the opposite sex4. (Australian Rules Football) (intr) Australian rules football to play as a rovernthe act of roving[C15 roven (in archery) to shoot at a target chosen at random (C16: to wander, stray), from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic rāfa to wander]
rove (rəʊv) vb (Textiles) (tr) to pull out and twist (fibres of wool, cotton, etc) lightly, as before spinning or in cardingn (Textiles) wool, cotton, etc, thus prepared[C18: of obscure origin]
rove (rəʊv) na metal plate through which a rivet is passed and then clenched over[C15: from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic ro]
rove (rəʊv) vb (Nautical Terms) a past tense and past participle of reeve2rove1 (roʊv)
v. roved, rov•ing,
n. v.i. 1. to wander about without definite destination; move here and there at random, esp. over a wide area. v.t. 2. to wander over or through; traverse. n. 3. an act of roving. [1490–1500; orig., to shoot at a random target] rove2 (roʊv)
v. a pt. and pp. of reeve 2. rove3 (roʊv)
v.t. roved, rov•ing. to form (slivers of wool, cotton, etc.) into slightly twisted strands in a preparatory process of spinning. [1780–90; of obscure orig.] rove
Past participle: roved
Gerund: roving
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| I rove | | you rove | | he/she/it roves | | we rove | | you rove | | they rove |
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| I roved | | you roved | | he/she/it roved | | we roved | | you roved | | they roved |
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| I am roving | | you are roving | | he/she/it is roving | | we are roving | | you are roving | | they are roving |
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| I have roved | | you have roved | | he/she/it has roved | | we have roved | | you have roved | | they have roved |
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| I was roving | | you were roving | | he/she/it was roving | | we were roving | | you were roving | | they were roving |
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| I had roved | | you had roved | | he/she/it had roved | | we had roved | | you had roved | | they had roved |
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| I will rove | | you will rove | | he/she/it will rove | | we will rove | | you will rove | | they will rove |
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| I will have roved | | you will have roved | | he/she/it will have roved | | we will have roved | | you will have roved | | they will have roved |
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| I will be roving | | you will be roving | | he/she/it will be roving | | we will be roving | | you will be roving | | they will be roving |
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| I have been roving | | you have been roving | | he/she/it has been roving | | we have been roving | | you have been roving | | they have been roving |
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| I will have been roving | | you will have been roving | | he/she/it will have been roving | | we will have been roving | | you will have been roving | | they will have been roving |
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| I had been roving | | you had been roving | | he/she/it had been roving | | we had been roving | | you had been roving | | they had been roving |
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| I would rove | | you would rove | | he/she/it would rove | | we would rove | | you would rove | | they would rove |
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| I would have roved | | you would have roved | | he/she/it would have roved | | we would have roved | | you would have roved | | they would have roved |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  rove - 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"roam, 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" |
roveverb wander, range, cruise, drift, stroll, stray, roam, ramble, meander, traipse (informal), go walkabout (Austral.), gallivant, gad about, stravaig (Scot. & Northern English dialect) roving about the town in the dead of nightroveverbTo move about at random, especially over a wide area:drift, gad, gallivant, meander, peregrinate, ramble, range, roam, stray, traipse, wander.Translationsrove (rəuv) verb to wander; to roam. He roved (through) the streets. 漫遊，流浪 漫游，流浪 ˈrover noun 流浪者 流浪者ˈroving adjectivea roving band of robbers. 四處流浪的 徘徊的，移动的，巡回的游动的
IdiomsSeerovingrove
rove wool, cotton, etc., thus prepared LegalSeeReeveROVE
| Acronym | Definition |
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| ROVE➣Rural Outreach Vocational Education (Australia) | | ROVE➣Rotary Overseas Vocational Exchange (Rotary Club) |
rove
Related to rove: Karl RoveSynonyms for roveverb wanderSynonyms- wander
- range
- cruise
- drift
- stroll
- stray
- roam
- ramble
- meander
- traipse
- go walkabout
- gallivant
- gad about
- stravaig
Synonyms for roveverb to move about at random, especially over a wide areaSynonyms- drift
- gad
- gallivant
- meander
- peregrinate
- ramble
- range
- roam
- stray
- traipse
- wander
Synonyms for roveverb move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employmentSynonyms- roam
- stray
- vagabond
- wander
- swan
- ramble
- range
- drift
- tramp
- cast
- roll
Related Words- go
- locomote
- move
- travel
- maunder
- gad
- gallivant
- jazz around
- drift
- err
- stray
- wander
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