roam
The act of roaming; a wander; a travel without aim or destinationThe act of roaming; a wander; a travel without aim or destination
» Woolly mammoths once roamed the earth.
Die Wollhaarmammuts wandelten einst auf Erden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesThe act of roaming; a wander; a travel without aim or destination
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.
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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