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roam about the country — wander about the nation, go from place to place in the country … English contemporary dictionary
roam — roamer, n. /rohm/, v.i. 1. to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove: to roam about the world. v.t. 2. to wander over or through: to roam the countryside. n. 3. an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.… … Universalium
roam´er — roam «rohm», verb, noun. –v.i. to go about with no special plan or aim; wander: »to roam through the fields. Herds of horses and cattle roamed at will over the plain (George W. Cable). Her eyes were roaming about the room (Hawthorne). –v.t. to… … Useful english dictionary
roam — [rəum US roum] v 1.) [I and T] to walk or travel, usually for a long time, with no clear purpose or direction →↑wander roam over/around/about etc ▪ The dogs are allowed to roam around. ▪ Chickens and geese roam freely in the back yard. ▪ You… … Dictionary of contemporary English
roam — [ roum ] verb intransitive or transitive to move or travel with no particular purpose: Young men roamed the streets brandishing guns. roam around: You ll have about three hours to roam around the town. roam free/wild: Bears still roam wild in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
roam — (v.) c.1300, romen, possibly from O.E. *ramian act of wandering about, related to aræman arise, lift up. There are no cognate forms in other Germanic languages. Except in late puns, there is no evidence of connexion with the Romance words… … Etymology dictionary
roam — [v] wander about bum*, bum around*, drift, gad, gallivant, hike, hit the road*, knock around*, meander, peregrinate, prowl, ramble, range, rove, saunter, straggle, stray, stroll, struggle along, traipse, tramp, travel, traverse, trek, vagabond,… … New thesaurus
roam — ► VERB 1) travel aimlessly over a wide area. 2) wander over, through, or about (a place). ► NOUN ▪ an aimless walk. DERIVATIVES roamer noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
roam — verb ADVERB ▪ free, freely ▪ The animals were allowed to roam free. ▪ widely ▪ the wild dog s instinct to roam widely ▪ aimlessly … Collocations dictionary
Roam Sweet Home — Infobox Film name = Roam Sweet Home image size = caption = director = Ellen Spiro producer = Ellen Spiro writer = narrator = Sam the Dog starring = music = cinematography = Ellen Spiro editing = distributor = released = 1996 runtime = 57:00… … Wikipedia
roam — UK [rəʊm] / US [roʊm] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms roam : present tense I/you/we/they roam he/she/it roams present participle roaming past tense roamed past participle roamed to move or travel with no particular purpose Young men… … English dictionary
