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1 pendonear
• roam around• roam the seas• roam the streets• roam the world -
2 ruar
• roam around• roam the seas• roam the streets• roam the world• walk the horses• walk the tightrope -
3 cuero suave de ovejas
• roam the world• roaming• roan• roan horse• roan leather• roar -
4 vagar
v.to wander about, to stroll, to wander, to gad.* * *————————1 (estar ocioso) to idle about, loaf around* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=errar) to wander (about), roam; (=rondar) to prowl about; (=pasear) to saunter up and down, wander about the streets; (=entretenerse) to loiter; (=gandulear) to idle, loaf2) (Mec) to be loose, move about2.SM (=tiempo libre) leisure, free time; (=pereza) idleness; (=calma) lack of anxiety, freedom from worry* * *verbo intransitivo to wander, roam* * *= bob about, meander, roam (about/around), range, wander, drift off, rove.Ex. 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.Ex. They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex. Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.Ex. We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.Ex. The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.Ex. The study loses track of its argument at times and drifts off into analyses of the peacemaking process that are not relevant.Ex. The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.----* vagar libremente = roam + free.* * *verbo intransitivo to wander, roam* * *= bob about, meander, roam (about/around), range, wander, drift off, rove.Ex: 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.
Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex: Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.Ex: The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.Ex: The study loses track of its argument at times and drifts off into analyses of the peacemaking process that are not relevant.Ex: The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.* vagar libremente = roam + free.* * *vagar [A3 ]vito wander, roam, drift* * *
vagar ( conjugate vagar) verbo intransitivo
to wander, roam
vagar vi (ir sin rumbo fijo) to wander, roam: vagamos por la ciudad toda la noche, we wandered around the town all night long
vagaba por el desierto, he was wandering about in the desert
' vagar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
errar
- rondar
English:
drift
- mooch
- roam
- rove
- wander
- meander
* * *vagar vivagar (por) to wander (around), to roam;vagando por las calles de la ciudad wandering around o roaming the streets of the city* * *v/i wander* * *vagar {52} vierrar: to roam, to wander* * *vagar vb to wander -
5 errar
v.1 to choose wrongly.2 to wander.3 to make a mistake.María erró en sus cálculos Mary made a mistake in her calculations.4 to miss.5 to mistake, to miss, to fail, to miscalculate.María erró sus cálculos Mary mistook her calculations.6 to go astray, to err from the path of righteousness.El huérfano erró The orphan went astray.7 to roam around, to ramble, to roam about.* * *(e changes to ye in stressed syllables)Present IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to miss2) wander3) be mistaken* * *1. VT1) (=equivocar) [+ tiro] to miss with, aim badly; [+ blanco] to miss; [+ vocación] to miss, mistake2) [en obligación] to fail ( in one's duty to)2. VI1) (=vagar) to wander, rove2) (=equivocarse) to be mistakenerrar es cosa humana, de los hombres es errar — to err is human
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <tiro/golpe> to miss2.erró su vocación — she chose the wrong vocation/career
errar vi1) ( fallar)(le) erré otra vez — missed again! (colloq), I've missed again
le erraste feo — (RPl fam) you were way out o off the mark (colloq)
* * *= miss + the mark, ramble, err, roam (about/around), mistake, range, rove, miss + the point.Ex. Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark.Ex. Because by now comparative librarianship has a well-developed methodology, he does not have to waste his effort by rambling.Ex. Wherein had she erred? Try as she might she could think of nothing.Ex. Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.Ex. A flat 'no' to a question such as 'Is this book recommended for Professor Shaw's course?' leaves uncertainty as to whether one was mistaken in the professor or in the suggestion that it was for a course.Ex. We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.Ex. The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.Ex. Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.* * *1.verbo transitivo <tiro/golpe> to miss2.erró su vocación — she chose the wrong vocation/career
errar vi1) ( fallar)(le) erré otra vez — missed again! (colloq), I've missed again
le erraste feo — (RPl fam) you were way out o off the mark (colloq)
* * *= miss + the mark, ramble, err, roam (about/around), mistake, range, rove, miss + the point.Ex: Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark.
Ex: Because by now comparative librarianship has a well-developed methodology, he does not have to waste his effort by rambling.Ex: Wherein had she erred? Try as she might she could think of nothing.Ex: Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.Ex: A flat 'no' to a question such as 'Is this book recommended for Professor Shaw's course?' leaves uncertainty as to whether one was mistaken in the professor or in the suggestion that it was for a course.Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.Ex: The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.Ex: Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.* * *vt‹tiro/golpe› to misserró el remate he missed the shot, he shot wide/higherró su vocación she chose the wrong vocation/career■ errarviAerró en su decisión he was mistaken in his decision, he made the wrong decisionle erraste feo ( RPl fam); you were way out o way off the mark ( colloq), you were miles out ( colloq)errar es humano to err is humansu imaginación erraba por lugares lejanos his thoughts wandered o drifted o strayed to far-off places* * *
errar ( conjugate errar) verbo transitivo ‹tiro/golpe› to miss;◊ erró su vocación she chose the wrong vocation/career
verbo intransitivo [ tirador] to miss;
erró en su decisión he made the wrong decision
errar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un tiro, golpe) to miss
2 (una elección) to get wrong
II verbo intransitivo
1 (vagar) to wander
2 (cometer fallos) to make a mistake
' errar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
equivocarse
- engañar
- fallar
- tiro
- yerra
English:
aimlessly
- err
- miss
- muff
- roam
* * *♦ vt1. [tiro, golpe] to miss2. [no acertar en]errar el cálculo/la respuesta to get the figures/answer wrong;errar el rumbo to choose the wrong course;errar la vocación to mistake one's vocation;RPle erraron con el diagnóstico he was misdiagnosed;RP Famerrar el biscochazo to be wide of the mark♦ vi1. [vagar] [persona, imaginación, mirada] to wander;erró de pueblo en pueblo she wandered from town to town2. [equivocarse] to make a mistake;erró en la elección de carrera he chose the wrong course;RPerrarle to make a mistake;le erré en las cuentas I made a mistake in the accounts;le erró, no le tendría que haber dicho nada he made a mistake, he shouldn't have told him anything3. [al tirar] to miss* * *I v/t miss;errar el tiro/golpe miss;errar el cálculo miscalculate, make a mistake in one’s figuresII v/i miss;errar es humano to err is human* * *errar {32} vtfallar: to misserrar vi1) desacertar: to be wrong, to be mistaken2) vagar: to wander* * *errar vb1. (fallar) to miss2. (equivocarse) to be wrong3. (vagar) to wander -
6 deambular
v.1 to wander (about).2 to wander around, to gad, to wander, to idle around.* * *1 to saunter, stroll* * *verb* * ** * *verbo intransitivo to wander around o about* * *= walk (a)round, wander about, meander, roam (about/around), wander around, range, wander, rove.Ex. He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.Ex. He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.Ex. They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex. Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.Ex. The audience can wander around at will and discuss with contributors and each other.Ex. We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.Ex. The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.Ex. The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.----* deambular libremente = wander + at large, roam + free.* deambular por = perambulate about.* * *verbo intransitivo to wander around o about* * *= walk (a)round, wander about, meander, roam (about/around), wander around, range, wander, rove.Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.
Ex: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex: Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.Ex: The audience can wander around at will and discuss with contributors and each other.Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.Ex: The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.Ex: The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.* deambular libremente = wander + at large, roam + free.* deambular por = perambulate about.* * *deambular [A1 ]vito roam, wander around o about* * *
deambular ( conjugate deambular) verbo intransitivo
to wander around o about
deambular verbo intransitivo to saunter, stroll
' deambular' also found in these entries:
English:
amble
- wander
- meander
- roam
* * *deambular vito wander (about o around);deambulaba por la casa sin saber qué hacer he wandered around the house without knowing what to do* * *v/i wander around* * *deambular vi: to wander, to roam* * *deambular vb to wander -
7 callejear
• gad about• gad around• gallivant• live in the street• loiter• loiter about• pound the asphalt• roadway• roadworthy• roam• roam about• roam around• roam over• roam the seas• roam the streets• roam the world• stroll about the streets• walk the horses• walk the tightrope• wander about aimlessly• wander about without destination• wander aimlessly about• wander away -
8 desplazarse librevemente
(v.) = roam (about/around)Ex. Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.* * *(v.) = roam (about/around)Ex: Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.
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9 libremente
adv.1 freely; boldly; audaciously; impudently.2 freely, on the loose, without restraint.* * *► adverbio1 freely* * *ADV freely* * *= at will, freely, unhindered.Ex. Once having got into the system, he or she can switch from database to database at will.Ex. Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.Ex. The USA is, therefore, campaigning for absolutely unhindered information flow across all national boundaries.----* circular libremente = wander + at large.* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.* deambular libremente = wander + at large, roam + free.* vagar libremente = roam + free.* * *= at will, freely, unhindered.Ex: Once having got into the system, he or she can switch from database to database at will.
Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.Ex: The USA is, therefore, campaigning for absolutely unhindered information flow across all national boundaries.* circular libremente = wander + at large.* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.* deambular libremente = wander + at large, roam + free.* vagar libremente = roam + free.* * *freely* * *libremente advfreely* * *libremente adv: freely -
10 vagabundear
v.1 to lead a vagrant's life (ser un vagabundo).2 to wander around, to wander, to idle, to bum around.* * *1 (vagar) to wander, roam2 (holgazanear) to idle, laze around* * *VI1) (=andar sin rumbo) to wander, rove2) pey [pordiosero] to be a tramp, be a bum (EEUU)3) (=gandulear) to loaf, idle* * *verbo intransitivo to drift (around)* * *verbo intransitivo to drift (around)* * *vagabundear [A1 ]vi1 (andar sin rumbo) to drift (around)* * *
vagabundear ( conjugate vagabundear) verbo intransitivo
to drift (around)
vagabundear vi (ir sin rumbo fijo) to roam, wander, drift
(holgazanear) to loaf around o about
' vagabundear' also found in these entries:
English:
rove
* * *vagabundear vi1. [ser un vagabundo] to lead a vagrant's life* * *v/i drift around* * *vagabundear vi: to wander, to roam about -
11 andar sin rumbo fijo
• roadway• roadworthy• roam• roam about• roam around• roam over• wander about carelessly• wander about the streets• wander about without purpose• wander aimlessly about• wander through• wanderdingly -
12 azotar las calles
• pound the asphalt• roam around• roam the seas• roam the streets• roam the world• stroll about the streets• stroll around -
13 merodear los alrededores
• roadway• roadworthy• roam• roam about• roam around• roam overDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > merodear los alrededores
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14 surcar los mares
• ply the seas• roam about• roam over• roam the seas• roam the streets• sail the seas• travel by dogsled• travel by taxi -
15 vagabundear
• gallivant• hacienda• hack at• idle• loaf around• loiter• roam around• roam the seas• roam the streets• roam the world• rove• straggle• vagabondize• WAN• wander about -
16 vagar por
• range through• roam• roam around• roam over• roam the seas• wander off the point• wander on• wander through• wander through the streets -
17 llorón
adj.weeping, crying, sniveling, whiny.m.crybaby, weeper, sniveler, whiner.* * *► adjetivo1 weeping► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar crybaby1* * *llorón, -ona1. ADJ1) (=que llora)sauce2) (=quejica)no seas tan llorón — don't be such a moaner o whinger *
2. SM / F1) (=que llora) crybaby *2) (=quejica) moaner *, whinger ** * *I- rona adjetivo (fam)II- rona masculino, femenino1)a) (fam) ( que llora mucho) crybaby (colloq)b) (Col, RPl, Ven fam) ( quejón) whiner (colloq)2) la llorona femenino (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( fantasma) ghost ( of a woman said to roam the streets wailing)* * *= cry-baby, whiner.Ex. Scientists agree: Conservatives are spoiled, selfish cry-babies.Ex. That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.----* sauce llorón = weeping willow.* * *I- rona adjetivo (fam)II- rona masculino, femenino1)a) (fam) ( que llora mucho) crybaby (colloq)b) (Col, RPl, Ven fam) ( quejón) whiner (colloq)2) la llorona femenino (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( fantasma) ghost ( of a woman said to roam the streets wailing)* * *= cry-baby, whiner.Ex: Scientists agree: Conservatives are spoiled, selfish cry-babies.
Ex: That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.* sauce llorón = weeping willow.* * *( fam):es muy llorón ‹bebé› he cries all the time o a lot;‹adulto› he cries very easily o a lotno seas tan llorón don't be such a crybaby ( colloq)masculine, feminineABla llorona feminine ( fam) (por borrachera): siempre que bebe le da la llorona whenever he drinks he gets weepy o maudlinCla llorona feminine (Col, Méx, Ven fam) (fantasma) ghost ( of a woman said to roam the streets wailing)* * *
llorón◊ - rona adjetivo (fam): es muy llorón he cries a lot;
no seas tan llorón don't be such a crybaby (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
' llorón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sauce
English:
snivelling
- weeping
- weepy
- maudlin
* * *llorón, -ona♦ adjno seas llorón don't be such a crybaby2. [quejica] whining, Br whingeing♦ nm,f1. [que llora] crybaby2. [quejica] whiner, Br whinger* * *I adj fam:crybaby fam* * *llorones : crybaby, whiner* * * -
18 rondar
v.1 to patrol.2 to court.3 to be around (edad, cifra).ronda los cuarenta años he's about forty4 to wander.me ronda una idea por la cabeza I've been turning over an idea in my head5 to hover around, to circle, to haunt, to hang round.* * *1 (vigilar) to patrol, do the rounds of2 peyorativo (merodear) to prowl around, hang about, haunt3 (cortejar) to woo, court4 figurado (estar cerca) to stalk1 (vigilar) to patrol2 (merodear) to prowl around, roam around3 (tocar y cantar por las calles) to busk, serenade4 (andar de noche) to roam at night, wander at night* * *verb1) to patrol, police2) haunt* * *1. VT1) [policía, soldado] to patrol2) [+ cifra, edad]3) (=perseguir)es una idea que me rondaba la cabeza desde hace tiempo — it's an idea which I've had going round in my head for quite a while
4) † (=cortejar) to court2. VI1) [policía, soldado] to (be on) patrol2) (=deambular) to prowl3) [pensamiento, idea]debes rechazar las dudas que te rondan por la cabeza — you must dispel the doubts that are besetting you
4) † [enamorado, la tuna] to serenade* * *1.verbo transitivo1) vigilante/patrulla to patrol2) pensamiento3) < lugar> to hang around4) ( cortejar) to court (dated or liter)5) ( acercarse a)la rentabilidad ronda el 3% — the yield is hovering around the 3% mark
6) ( dar serenata a) to serenade2.rondar vi1) vigilante/patrulla to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol2) ( merodear) to hang around3) ( dar serenata) to serenade* * *= be one step away from, walk (a)round, hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, linger, prowl, hang about.Ex. Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.Ex. He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.Ex. His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Ex. A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.Ex. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Ex. He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.Ex. Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.Ex. A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.----* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* rondar + Número = hover around + Número.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) vigilante/patrulla to patrol2) pensamiento3) < lugar> to hang around4) ( cortejar) to court (dated or liter)5) ( acercarse a)la rentabilidad ronda el 3% — the yield is hovering around the 3% mark
6) ( dar serenata a) to serenade2.rondar vi1) vigilante/patrulla to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol2) ( merodear) to hang around3) ( dar serenata) to serenade* * *= be one step away from, walk (a)round, hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, linger, prowl, hang about.Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.
Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.Ex: Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* rondar + Número = hover around + Número.* * *rondar [A1 ]vtA «vigilante/patrulla» to patrolB«idea/pensamiento»: hace días que me ronda esa idea I've had that idea going around in my head for daysdebemos ahuyentar los malos pensamientos que nos rondan we must chase away the evil thoughts that beset usC ‹lugar› to hang aroundla gentuza que ronda el bar the rabble who hang around the barera como si la muerte lo estuviese rondando it was as if death were stalking himlleva varios años rondándola he's been courting her for several yearsE ‹cifra/edad›debe estar rondando los 60 she must be around/getting on for 60la rentabilidad ronda el 3% the yield is hovering around the 3% markF (dar serenata a) to serenade■ rondarviA (para vigilar) «vigilante/patrulla» to be on one's round o beat, be on patrolB (merodear) to hang aroundC (dar serenata) to serenade* * *
rondar ( conjugate rondar) verbo transitivo
b) [ pensamiento]:
d) ( acercarse a):
verbo intransitivo ( merodear) to hang around
rondar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a una mujer) to court frml
(a alguien con algún fin) to be after sb
2 (vagar, pasear de noche con un fin poco claro) to loiter, prowl around: un extraño ronda la casa desde ayer, a stranger has been prowling around the house since yesterday
3 (vigilar) to patrol
4 (estar en torno a, aproximarse a) to be about: el precio ronda los dos millones, the price is about two million
5 (gripe, sueño, enfermedad) to approach: me está rondando la gripe, I think I'm coming down with flu
(una idea) to think about: no sé qué le está rondando en la cabeza, I don't known what he has in his mind
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un vigilante, etc) to do the rounds
2 (un delicuente, alguien sospechoso) to loiter, prowl around
' rondar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andar
English:
prowl
- haunt
- push
* * *♦ vt1. [vigilar] to patrol;rondaban las calles en parejas they patrolled the streets in pairsle ronda el sueño he's about to drop off;♦ vi1. [vigilar] to patrol;rondaban en parejas they patrolled in pairs3. [edad, cifra] to be around;ronda los cuarenta años he's about forty;las pérdidas rondan los tres millones the losses are in the region of three million4. [cortejar] to serenade* * *I v/t1 zona patrol2:me ronda una idea I have an idea going around in my head3 mujer serenade4:rondar los treinta be around thirtyII v/i famhang around fam* * *rondar vt1) : to patrol2) : to hang aroundsiempre está rondando la calle: he's always hanging around the street3) : to be approximatelydebe rondar los cincuenta: he must be about 50rondar vi1) : to be on patrol2) : to prowl around, to roam about* * *rondar vb3. (rayar) to be nearlyronda los 30 años he's nearly 30 / he's about 30 -
19 andar errante
• roadway• roam• roam about• roam around• walk fast• walk heavily• walk with difficulty• walkabout -
20 bigardear
• roadworthy• roam about• roam around• roam over
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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 — Roam, v. t. To range or wander over. [1913 Webster] And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Roam — Roam, n. The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his roam o er hill and dale. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Roam — (r[=o]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Roamed} (r[=o]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Roaming}.] [OE. romen, ramen; cf. AS. [=a]r[=ae]man to raise, rise, D. ramen to hit, plan, aim, OS. r[=o]m[=o]n to strive after, OHG. r[=a]men. But the word was probably… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
roam — roam·er; roam; … English syllables
roam — [rōm] vi. [ME romen < or akin to OE aræman, to rise < IE * erei < base * er , to set in motion > RISE, RUN] to travel from place to place, esp. with no special plan or purpose; go aimlessly; wander vt. to wander over or through [to… … English World dictionary
roam — index perambulate, prowl Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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 — *wander, stray, ramble, rove, range, prowl, gad, gallivant, traipse, meander … New Dictionary of Synonyms