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Definition of "roam" []

  • To move about without purpose or plan; wander. See Synonyms at wander. (verb-intransitive)
  • To wander over or through: roamed the streets. (verb-transitive)
  • The act or an instance of roaming. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "roam" in a sentence
  • "TV commentators roam from the far right to three ticks left of center and it has been that way since the sixties."
  • "I am one of those addicted Striper Hunters ... from the boat, the surf ... where ever they roam is where I want to be."
  • "“Zombies will roam GR again” www. woodtv.com: Zombies will once again roam the streets of downtown Grand Rapids the night before Halloween."