Meaning of "roam" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ROAM

Origin unknown.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ROAM

roam  [rəʊm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROAM

Roam is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb roam in English.

WHAT DOES ROAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Roam

"Roam" was the fourth single from The B-52's' 1989 hit album Cosmic Thing, following " Cosmic Thing," "Channel Z," and "Love Shack." "Roam" was a number-three hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in March 1990, spending a total of 19 weeks on the chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The vocals are sung by Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson. In February 1991 The B-52s were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Roam". The Discovery Channel used 'Roam' in its own television commercials throughout the late 1990s. Subaru of New Zealand used it in a 2004 commercial. The song is playable in the music video game Rock Band. "Roam" is also used as the theme for the Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show in the SSI Radio Network. The song has been used on PBS World. The song was used in the unaired pilot of the sitcom "Get A Life." "Roam" was also featured in the 1990 beach volleyball movie "Side Out".

Definition of roam in the English dictionary

The definition of roam in the dictionary is to travel or walk about with no fixed purpose or direction; wander. Other definition of roam is the act of roaming.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ROAM

PRESENT

Present

I roam

you roam

he/she/it roams

we roam

you roam

they roam

Present continuous

I am roaming

you are roaming

he/she/it is roaming

we are roaming

you are roaming

they are roaming

Present perfect

I have roamed

you have roamed

he/she/it has roamed

we have roamed

you have roamed

they have roamed

Present perfect continuous

I have been roaming

you have been roaming

he/she/it has been roaming

we have been roaming

you have been roaming

they have been roaming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I roamed

you roamed

he/she/it roamed

we roamed

you roamed

they roamed

Past continuous

I was roaming

you were roaming

he/she/it was roaming

we were roaming

you were roaming

they were roaming

Past perfect

I had roamed

you had roamed

he/she/it had roamed

we had roamed

you had roamed

they had roamed

Past perfect continuous

I had been roaming

you had been roaming

he/she/it had been roaming

we had been roaming

you had been roaming

they had been roaming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will roam

you will roam

he/she/it will roam

we will roam

you will roam

they will roam

Future continuous

I will be roaming

you will be roaming

he/she/it will be roaming

we will be roaming

you will be roaming

they will be roaming

Future perfect

I will have roamed

you will have roamed

he/she/it will have roamed

we will have roamed

you will have roamed

they will have roamed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been roaming

you will have been roaming

he/she/it will have been roaming

we will have been roaming

you will have been roaming

they will have been roaming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would roam

you would roam

he/she/it would roam

we would roam

you would roam

they would roam

Conditional continuous

I would be roaming

you would be roaming

he/she/it would be roaming

we would be roaming

you would be roaming

they would be roaming

Conditional perfect

I would have roam

you would have roam

he/she/it would have roam

we would have roam

you would have roam

they would have roam

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been roaming

you would have been roaming

he/she/it would have been roaming

we would have been roaming

you would have been roaming

they would have been roaming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you roam
we let´s roam
you roam

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to roam

Past participle

roamed

Present Participle

roaming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «ROAM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «roam» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of roam

drift · meander · peregrinate · prowl · ramble · range · rove · stravaig · stray · stroll · travel · walk · wander

TRANSLATION OF ROAM

Find out the translation of roam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of roam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «roam» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 闲逛
• Translator English - Spanish: vagar
• English: roam
• Translator English - Hindi: घूमने
• Translator English - Arabic: تجول
• Translator English - Russian: бродят
• Translator English - Portuguese: vagar
• Translator English - Bengali: ঘুরিয়া বেড়ান
• Translator English - French: errer
• Translator English - Malay: Berkeliaran
• Translator English - German: durchstreifen
• Translator English - Japanese: うろうろする
• Translator English - Korean: 배회하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Roam
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đi lang thang
• Translator English - Tamil: சுற்றித்திரிய
• Translator English - Marathi: भटकणे
• Translator English - Turkish: dolaşmak
• Translator English - Italian: vagabondare
• Translator English - Polish: Roam
• Translator English - Ukrainian: бродять
• Translator English - Romanian: Roam
• Translator English - Greek: περιφέρονται
• Translator English - Afrikaans: swerf
• Translator English - Swedish: roam
• Translator English - Norwegian: roam

10 QUOTES WITH «ROAM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word roam.

1

Rick Astley

My dad loved Scotland, so we would pile into his caravan and head for the Highlands, to Fort William and Loch Ness. It was such an adventure - my siblings and I were allowed to roam and explore the local beaches. We loved the freedom of those trips.

2

Eliza Cook

There's a magical tie to the land of our home, which the heart cannot break, though the footsteps may roam.

3

Gillian Flynn

I grew up in the '80s where there's a lot of these kind of post-apocalyptic, post-comet, post-whatever it was, so that always captured my imagination a lot as a little kid, that idea of getting access to secret places and being able to roam around where you're not supposed to.

4

Knut Hamsun

For I mean to roam and think and make great irons red-hot.

5

Chad Harbach

Baseball is a team game but, at the same time, it's a very lonely game: unlike in soccer or basketball, where players roam around, in baseball everyone has their little plot of the field to tend. When the action comes to you, the spotlight is on you but no one can help you.

6

Nanette Lepore

It's so easy for me to get caught up in the feeling of a city like Venice, where everything is just beautiful color and gorgeous buildings that are so peaceful. You can roam around and get lost in the labyrinth.

7

Jayne Meadows

I never look at a note. I just roam the stage. The people do not want to leave.

8

Bettie Page

I love to swim in the nude and roam around the house in the nude. You're just as free as a bird!

9

George William Russell

We have the universe to roam in in imagination. It is our virtue to be infinitely varied. The worst tyranny is uniformity.

10

Patti Smith

Some of us are born rebellious. Like Jean Genet or Arthur Rimbaud, I roam these mean streets like a villain, a vagabond, an outcast, scavenging for the scraps that may perchance plummet off humanity's dirty plates, though often sometimes taking a cab to a restaurant is more convenient.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROAM»

Discover the use of roam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to roam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Roam: A Novel with Music

. . . Much more than the story of one dog’s incredible journey, this is a deeply moving story of survival and enduring love, which once again confirms the unbreakable bond between humans and their best friends.

Alan Lazar, 2012

The Back of the Napkin (Expanded Edition): Solving Problems ...

Now with more color, bigger pictures, and additional content, this new edition does an even better job of helping you literally see the world in a new way.

Dan Roam, 2009

Blah Blah Blah: What To Do When Words Don't Work

The Solution: This book offers a way out of blah-blah-blah. It's called "Vivid Thinking." In Dan Roam's first acclaimed book, The Back of the Napkin, he taught readers how to solve problems and sell ideas by drawing simple pictures.

Dan Roam, 2011

Where the Buffalo Roam: Restoring America's Great Plains

This edition includes a new foreword by environmental historian Donald Worster.

Anne Matthews, 1992

Roam

In searching for a sense of home and belonging, this collection of free verse looks both inward and outward, to landscapes rural and urban, and speaks in haunting and musical lyrics.

Susan B. A. Somers-Willett, 2006

America's Haunted Universities: Ghosts That Roam Hallowed Halls

This guide explores the strangest and most enduring stories with first-hand accounts, historical analysis, and a re-telling of classic legends.

Matthew L Swayne, 2012

Show and Tell: How Everybody Can Make Extraordinary ...

PLEASE NOTE: This eBook edition of SHOW AND TELL is carefully laid out to match the print book; this means it reads much better as designed pages, but you won't be able to use some features such as highlighting and annotating text.

Dan Roam, 2014

R. O. A. M. ,Ramblings of A Madman - Space, Time, Travel, ...

The meaning of life. Be enlightened. Darwin, UFOS, physics, everything revealed.

Jonathan Royle, T. HuGotH, 2008

The Dead Roam the Earth: True Stories of the Paranormal from ...

In addition to its wealth of testimonials from ordinary people witnessing extraordinary things, this engrossing book presents the latest scientific attempts to make sense of the supernatural—including how electronic equipment has ...

Alasdair Wickham, 2012

Roam (with embedded audio): A Novel with Music

. . . Much more than the story of one dog’s incredible journey, this is a deeply moving story of survival and enduring love, which once again confirms the unbreakable bond between humans and their best friends.

Alan Lazar, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term roam is used in the context of the following news items.

Stream Thundercat's "The Beyond: Where The Giants Roam" EP

Thundercat, bass player, singer, probable musical genius, just released a new EP called The Beyond: Where The Giants Roam. Thundercat's dope AF 2013 ... «HotNewHipHop, Jun 15»

Thundercat Just Announced a New Mini-Album Called 'The Beyond …

He's just announced a six-song mini-album on Brainfeeder called The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam and shared the first single, "Them Changes. «Noisey, Jun 15»

Groups urge more room for Yellowstone bison to roam, end to …

Yellowstone National Park bison should be allowed to roam public lands in adjacent Montana without being marked for death to appease ranchers worried the ... «Reuters, Jun 15»

Operation Roam-Yos: Another 106 youngsters apprehended

HYDERABAD: Continuing their 'Operation Late Night Roam-Yos', the South Zone police apprehended 106 youngsters loitering on the streets and driving rashly ... «Times of India, May 15»

Cattle Roam Free on Interstate 64

Cattle Roam Free on Interstate 64. By Associated Press • May 16, 2015. ShareTwitter Facebook Google+ Email. Authorities say some cattle were killed and ... «West Virginia Public Broadcasting, May 15»

Rogers expands 'Roam Like Home' to include 35 European …

On April 15 Rogers will expand on their popular 'Roam Like Home" program to include 35 countries across Europe. In the new countries, Rogers will allow ... «Android Central, Apr 15»

Wi-Fi Everywhere May Let You Roam Free From Your Mobile Carrier

To get the most out of your smartphone, do you really need a cellphone plan? That's the question Wall Street Journal reporter Ryan Knutson tried to answer ... «NPR, Mar 15»

Coaches can roam sidelines at Vandy's Memorial Gym next season

(AP) Team benches will remain on the baselines at Vanderbilt's Memorial Gym, though coaches will be free to roam down the sidelines starting next season. «WKYT, Feb 15»

Wolves given larger area to roam in Southwest

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Mexican gray wolves will be able to roam a greatly expanded area in the Southwest under the first major changes to a reintroduction ... «CBS News, Jan 15»

Is this the end of roaming fee rage?

On Friday, the company unveiled a new roaming plan called “Roam like home” that as of Monday will replace its previous offerings for travel into the U.S. For a ... «Macleans.ca, Nov 14»