Roam
verb
To move about or travel aimlessly or without any destination.
She spent the summer roaming through Europe.
Often appears as...
- roam about
- roam free
verb
To use a phone or other device and connect to the internet outside of the normal area.
You might be charged extra for roaming when you travel
Often appears as...
- roaming charges
- data roaming
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To go from place to place without a plan or purpose.
He roamed through the town at night.
Often appears as...
- roam the streets
- roam the countryside
verb
To move about or travel aimlessly or without any destination.
She spent the summer roaming through Europe.
Often appears as...
- roam about
- roam free
verb
To use a phone or other device and connect to the internet outside of the normal area.
You might be charged extra for roaming when you travel
Often appears as...
- roaming charges
- data roaming
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To go from place to place without a plan or purpose.
He roamed through the town at night.
Often appears as...
- roam the streets
- roam the countryside
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Aimless Movement
Implies moving without a goal or fixed destination in mind, often leisurely.
On weekends, I like to roam around the park, enjoying nature.
Pro Tip 2/3Travel Context
Frequently used for describing extensive travel for pleasure or experience.
They decided to roam across the country in an RV.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically for someone's thoughts or a conversation without focus.
My mind roamed as I daydreamed about my upcoming vacation.
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Why are sharks so...
while warmer bellies aid digestion, and the more rapid development of young in utero. And warmer eyes and brains keep the sharks alert in cold waters. With these amazing adaptations, there's more to revere than fear from the 500 shark species roaming our oceans. Unfortunately, one-third of these species are threatened
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How much of human...
there are ruins where people once roamed and shipwrecks loaded with artifacts from another time. This is the domain of underwater archaeology, where researchers discover and study human artifacts that slipped into the sea. They're not on a treasure hunt. Underwater archaeology reveals important information
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Where Your Cat Goes May...
ago buyer cats are really unique because they're the only pets we have that we just give free license to roam wherever they want if we let them outside people who said that they want to track their cats think they know generally where their cats go and it seems that most the time they are
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Defying stereotypes: the...
she could vote in her entire life but in her surroundings women were still very much lesser beings nobody asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up that's very different for me and this is my mother 30 years fast forward she's roaming in streets of
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Adorable Baby Animal...
with wildlife and his surrogate mom to over 20 rhinos you can't play with me mother you cannot play with me i'm too small petronel's rhinos are all at different stages of rehabilitation some are large enough to roam free in a
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Nature's Mighty Power:...
hippopotamus roamed for miles between dusk and dawn in search of good grazing but there's a limit to their range and they must turn around and head back to water before the sun rises life on earth is powered by the sun
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The ferocious predatory...
Extreme temperatures were common and fierce storms made life unpredictable. Dinosaurs flourished on land, pterosaurs roamed the skies, and giant marine reptiles and sharks swam in warm seas.
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The Heroes Saving Our...
roam freely to able to survive in the world there's always hope for us to nurture next generation of conservationists and researchers what we need to do is to bring the people up to
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Rethinking infidelity...
with little consequence, and supported by a host of biological and evolutionary theories that justified their need to roam, so the double standard is as old as adultery itself.
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Cuba's Animal Underworld...
there's yet another creature that roams cuba's underworld it emerges mostly at night and stays close to its hole
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Why are sharks so...
while warmer bellies aid digestion, and the more rapid development of young in utero. And warmer eyes and brains keep the sharks alert in cold waters. With these amazing adaptations, there's more to revere than fear from the 500 shark species roaming our oceans. Unfortunately, one-third of these species are threatened
Video examples
How much of human...
there are ruins where people once roamed and shipwrecks loaded with artifacts from another time. This is the domain of underwater archaeology, where researchers discover and study human artifacts that slipped into the sea. They're not on a treasure hunt. Underwater archaeology reveals important information
Video examples
Where Your Cat Goes May...
ago buyer cats are really unique because they're the only pets we have that we just give free license to roam wherever they want if we let them outside people who said that they want to track their cats think they know generally where their cats go and it seems that most the time they are
Video examples
Defying stereotypes: the...
she could vote in her entire life but in her surroundings women were still very much lesser beings nobody asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up that's very different for me and this is my mother 30 years fast forward she's roaming in streets of
Video examples
Adorable Baby Animal...
with wildlife and his surrogate mom to over 20 rhinos you can't play with me mother you cannot play with me i'm too small petronel's rhinos are all at different stages of rehabilitation some are large enough to roam free in a
Video examples
Nature's Mighty Power:...
hippopotamus roamed for miles between dusk and dawn in search of good grazing but there's a limit to their range and they must turn around and head back to water before the sun rises life on earth is powered by the sun
Video examples
The ferocious predatory...
Extreme temperatures were common and fierce storms made life unpredictable. Dinosaurs flourished on land, pterosaurs roamed the skies, and giant marine reptiles and sharks swam in warm seas.
Video examples
The Heroes Saving Our...
roam freely to able to survive in the world there's always hope for us to nurture next generation of conservationists and researchers what we need to do is to bring the people up to
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
with little consequence, and supported by a host of biological and evolutionary theories that justified their need to roam, so the double standard is as old as adultery itself.
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Cuba's Animal Underworld...
there's yet another creature that roams cuba's underworld it emerges mostly at night and stays close to its hole
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Yo Yo Honey Singh
Indian Musician
I was born in Delhi, have stayed and roamed the world, but had a tough childhood and career path. Only my mom and mausie supported me in music. So, I would just sing shabad kirtan to remain somehow attached to music.
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George Foreman
American Boxer
You've got to keep a dog with you at all times. A dog cannot roam. You've got to keep him in the house with you. You can't have a wild dog and expect days to go good.
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Carlos Santana
Mexican Musician
Every day you wake up is an opportunity to go beyond, and that 's why I let my band go right now. For the first time in my life I'm just roaming around, vagabonding.
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Priyanshu Chatterjee
Indian Actor
I miss roaming around the Basant Lok market, eating out, the Capital's wide roads.
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Dennis Rodman
American Basketball Player
I learned a lot I wouldn't have learned roaming the streets of Dallas.
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Zhao Wei
Chinese Actress
When I was a child, I longed to leave my parents and just roam about.
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Harriet Van Horne
American Journalist
One who roams the channels after dark, searching for buried treasure.
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Knut Hamsun
Norwegian Author
For I mean to roam and think and make great irons red-hot.
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Gerry Cooney
American Athlete
I have a Roman nose. It roams all over my face.
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Jimmy Rushing
American Musician
I liked roaming around by myself.
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Yo Yo Honey Singh
Indian Musician
I was born in Delhi, have stayed and roamed the world, but had a tough childhood and career path. Only my mom and mausie supported me in music. So, I would just sing shabad kirtan to remain somehow attached to music.
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George Foreman
American Boxer
You've got to keep a dog with you at all times. A dog cannot roam. You've got to keep him in the house with you. You can't have a wild dog and expect days to go good.
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Carlos Santana
Mexican Musician
Every day you wake up is an opportunity to go beyond, and that 's why I let my band go right now. For the first time in my life I'm just roaming around, vagabonding.
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Priyanshu Chatterjee
Indian Actor
I miss roaming around the Basant Lok market, eating out, the Capital's wide roads.
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Dennis Rodman
American Basketball Player
I learned a lot I wouldn't have learned roaming the streets of Dallas.
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Zhao Wei
Chinese Actress
When I was a child, I longed to leave my parents and just roam about.
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Harriet Van Horne
American Journalist
One who roams the channels after dark, searching for buried treasure.
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Knut Hamsun
Norwegian Author
For I mean to roam and think and make great irons red-hot.
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Gerry Cooney
American Athlete
I have a Roman nose. It roams all over my face.
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Jimmy Rushing
American Musician
I liked roaming around by myself.
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