English Explanatory Dictionary

roam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

rōm /ɹəʊm/ /ɹoʊm/ en-us-roam.ogg

Word forms

roam roams roaming roamed

Etymology

From Middle English romen, from Old English rāmian, from Proto-Germanic *raimōną (“to wander”), from *raim- (“to move, raise”), from *h₃reyH- (“to move, lift, flow”). Akin to Old English ārǣman (“to arise, stand up, lift up”), Old High German rāmēn (“to aim”) ( > archaic German rahmen (“to strive”)), Middle Dutch rammen (“to night-wander, to copulate”), rammelen (“to wander about, ramble”). More at ramble.

Synonyms

err shrithe wander mooch

Derived words

freedom to roam free roam free-roaming nonroaming right to roam roamable roamer roaming eye roamingly roaming master unroaming

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 漫遊 /漫游 Finnish: vierailla Hungarian: barangol Māori: tīpakopako
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