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- [rohm]
- /roʊm/
- /rəʊm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rohm]
- /roʊm/
Definitions of roam word
- verb without object roam to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove: to roam about the world. 1
- verb with object roam to wander over or through: to roam the countryside. 1
- noun roam an act or instance of roaming; a ramble. 1
- transitive verb roam wander around a place 1
- verb roam If you roam an area or roam around it, you wander or travel around it without having a particular purpose. 0
- verb roam to travel or walk about with no fixed purpose or direction; wander 0
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Origin of roam
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English romen < ?
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Roam
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
roam popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
roam usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for roam
verb roam
- aberrated — simple past tense and past participle of aberrate.
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- bat around — to discuss (an idea, proposition, etc) informally
- bum around — If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do.
- bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
noun roam
- bangle — A bangle is a decorated metal or wooden ring that you can wear round your wrist or ankle.
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