roam
verb /rəʊm/
/rəʊm/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they roam | /rəʊm/ /rəʊm/ |
| he / she / it roams | /rəʊmz/ /rəʊmz/ |
| past simple roamed | /rəʊmd/ /rəʊmd/ |
| past participle roamed | /rəʊmd/ /rəʊmd/ |
| -ing form roaming | /ˈrəʊmɪŋ/ /ˈrəʊmɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to walk or travel around an area without any definite aim or direction synonym wander
- + adv./prep. The sheep are allowed to roam freely on this land.
- Ramblers are calling for the right to roam (= the freedom to walk in open countryside) to be extended.
- roam something to roam the countryside/the streets
Extra ExamplesTopics Hobbiesc2- He'd roamed aimlessly for a few hours.
- The animals were allowed to roam free.
- They're roaming around the countryside.
- Wild camels roam across the country.
- roaming through the town
- the wild dog's instinct to roam widely
- when dinosaurs roamed the earth
- A number of mammal species roamed widely around the northern hemisphere.
- Animals roam freely around the village.
- Gangs of barefoot children roam the city streets, begging for scraps.
- I'd like to be a photographer and roam the world with my camera.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- free
- freely
- widely
- …
- allow somebody/something to
- let somebody/something
- about
- around
- across
- …
- the freedom to roam
- the right to roam
- roam the earth
- …
- [intransitive, transitive] (of the eyes or hands) to move slowly over every part of somebody/something
- roam over something/somebody His gaze roamed over her.
- Her eyes roamed over him, assessing him.
- roam something/somebody Her eyes roamed the room.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- free
- freely
- widely
- …
- allow somebody/something to
- let somebody/something
- about
- around
- across
- …
- the freedom to roam
- the right to roam
- roam the earth
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin.