roam
To wander or travel freely and with no specific destinationTo wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
» Woolly mammoths once roamed the earth.
Die Wollhaarmammuts wandelten einst auf Erden.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
wandern, umherziehen
броди́тьbrodítʹ, скита́тьсяskitátʹsja, стра́нствоватьstránstvovatʹ
блука́тиblukáty
(transitive)To range or wander over.
Gangs of thugs roamed the streets.
(intransitive)To use a network or service from different locations or devices.
(transitive)To transmit (resources) between different locations or devices, to allow comparable usage from any of them.
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Examples
90 sentencesWoolly mammoths once roamed the earth.
deDie Wollhaarmammuts wandelten einst auf Erden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I roam around like a nomad.
deIch ziehe umher wie ein Nomade. — Yorwba
Dinosaurs once roamed the earth.
deEinst wandelten die Dinosaurier auf Erden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Wild animals roamed across the plains.
Дикі тварини бродили цими рівнинами. — ChickenKiev
deWilde Tiere liefen auf dem Grasland umher. — xtofu80
Around the saints roam the devils.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English romen, from Old English rāmian, from Proto-Germanic *raimōną (“to wandFrom 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.
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Forms
roams, roaming, roamed, roamedSynonyms
14 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle