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.
I roam around like a nomad.
deIch ziehe umher wie ein Nomade.
Dinosaurs once roamed the earth.
deEinst wandelten die Dinosaurier auf Erden.
Wild animals roamed across the plains.
Дикі тварини бродили цими рівнинами.
deWilde Tiere liefen auf dem Grasland umher.
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