roam

Definition

  • verb: to go to different places without having a particular purpose or plan
  • verb: to go from place to place without purpose or direction
  • synonyms: wander, stroll, range

Examples

  • His 'eyes roamed' [=he looked carefully around] the room in search of the cat.

  • The chickens are able to 'roam' around freely in the farmyard.

  • She spent the day 'roaming' [='surfing'] the Internet.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) out of the window... MAN '. And three giant stalks grew high up into the clouds. MAN : For monsters roam in Albion. TOUR GUIDE: Now, after the crown jewels were stolen from Westminster Abbey... ...in the early part of the th century, the English government recovered them... (..)
    2013 Jack the Giant Slayer
  • (..) in the effort... to reestablish communication with Starfleet. However, if crew moral is better served... by my roaming the halls weeping... I would gladly defer to your medical expertise. Excuse me. Green blooded little goblin. (..)
    2009 Star Trek
  • (..) a bear's balls taste? A bit chewy. And what about you, my Lord? What's the strangest thing you've eaten? Do Dornish girls count? So you roam the Seven Kingdoms, collaring pickpockets and horse thieves and bringing them here as eager recruits? (..)
    2011 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Lord Snow Season: 1 Episode 3