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None know how often the hand of God is seen in a wilderness but them that rove it for a man's life.
Thomas Cole

Meaning of "rove" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ROVE

Roven (in archery) to shoot at a target chosen at random (C16: to wander, stray), from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic rāfa to wander.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ROVE

rove  [rəʊv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rove 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 rove in English.

WHAT DOES ROVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rove in the English dictionary

The first definition of rove in the dictionary is to wander about with no fixed direction; roam. Other definition of rove is to look around; wander. Rove is also to play as a rover.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ROVE

PRESENT

Present
I rove
you rove
he/she/it roves
we rove
you rove
they rove
Present continuous
I am roving
you are roving
he/she/it is roving
we are roving
you are roving
they are roving
Present perfect
I have roved
you have roved
he/she/it has roved
we have roved
you have roved
they have roved
Present perfect continuous
I have been roving
you have been roving
he/she/it has been roving
we have been roving
you have been roving
they have been roving
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 roved
you roved
he/she/it roved
we roved
you roved
they roved
Past continuous
I was roving
you were roving
he/she/it was roving
we were roving
you were roving
they were roving
Past perfect
I had roved
you had roved
he/she/it had roved
we had roved
you had roved
they had roved
Past perfect continuous
I had been roving
you had been roving
he/she/it had been roving
we had been roving
you had been roving
they had been roving
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will rove
you will rove
he/she/it will rove
we will rove
you will rove
they will rove
Future continuous
I will be roving
you will be roving
he/she/it will be roving
we will be roving
you will be roving
they will be roving
Future perfect
I will have roved
you will have roved
he/she/it will have roved
we will have roved
you will have roved
they will have roved
Future perfect continuous
I will have been roving
you will have been roving
he/she/it will have been roving
we will have been roving
you will have been roving
they will have been roving
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would rove
you would rove
he/she/it would rove
we would rove
you would rove
they would rove
Conditional continuous
I would be roving
you would be roving
he/she/it would be roving
we would be roving
you would be roving
they would be roving
Conditional perfect
I would have rove
you would have rove
he/she/it would have rove
we would have rove
you would have rove
they would have rove
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been roving
you would have been roving
he/she/it would have been roving
we would have been roving
you would have been roving
they would have been roving
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you rove
we let´s rove
you rove
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to rove
Past participle
roved
Present Participle
roving
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROVE


alcove
ˈælkəʊv
Bromsgrove
ˈbrɒmzˌɡrəʊv
clove
kləʊv
cookstove
ˈkʊkˌstəʊv
cove
kəʊv
drove
drəʊv
grove
ɡrəʊv
hove
həʊv
Jove
dʒəʊv
mangrove
ˈmæŋɡrəʊv
mauve
məʊv
stove
stəʊv
strove
strəʊv
trove
trəʊv
wove
wəʊv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROVE

routing
routinisation
routinism
routinist
routinization
routinize
routous
routously
roux
ROV
rove beetle
rove-over
rover
Rover Scout
roving
roving commission
roving reporter
rovingly
row
row house

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROVE

a cut above
above
approve
dove
fall in love
for love
glove
groove
improve
in love
love
move
on the improve
on the move
over and above
prove
remove
the above
when push comes to shove
wood-burning stove

Synonyms and antonyms of rove in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ROVE»

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

Translation of «rove» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROVE

Find out the translation of rove to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rove from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rove» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

罗夫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rove
570 millions of speakers

English

rove
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घूमना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

روف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Роув
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Rove
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জলদসু্যতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rove
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rove
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rove
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

さまよう
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

로브
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rove
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi lang thang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இங்கும் அங்கும் ஓடி ஆராய்வார்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पंक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yarı bükülmüş iplik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rove
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rove
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Роув
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rove
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιτρέχουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Rove
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rove
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Rove
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rove

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROVE»

The term «rove» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.371 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rove

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «ROVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rove.
1
Thomas Cole
None know how often the hand of God is seen in a wilderness but them that rove it for a man's life.
2
Louise Slaughter
Rove and his attorneys can parse the words all they want, but it is now clear that while rove may not have given a reporter Plame's name, he clearly identified her by telling the reporter that Joseph Wilson's wife was a CIA agent.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROVE»

Discover the use of rove in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rove and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential
In fact, the two authors largely dispel the myth of Bush's supposedly deficient IQ. But, more importantly, they lay bare the story of how Karl Rove may be the most powerful man in America.
James Moore, Wayne Slater, 2011
2
Boss Rove: Inside Karl Rove's Secret Kingdom of Power
Detailed, fascinating, and entertaining, Boss Rove will interest not only readers who want to know more about the 2012 election but also those keen to understand the forces endangering American democracy.
Craig Unger, 2012
3
Machiavelli's Shadow: The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove
A no-holds-barred portrait of the Bush administration architect evaluates his role in influencing a wide range of issues, from the war in Iraq and Social Security to the environment and energy, in a profile that also documents the ...
Paul Alexander, 2008
4
Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight
But Courage and Consequence is ultimately about the joy of a life committed to the conservative cause, a life spent in political combat and service to country, no matter the costs.
Karl Rove, 2010
5
Wtf? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost...again
PREPARE TO BE STUNNED! As the RNC issued their autopsy, as Sarah Palin, Pat Caddell, Newt Gingrich and others spoke at CPAC - this prophetic book beomes more relevant with each day's news from the war within the conservative movement!
C. Edmund Wright, 2013
6
Rove Exposed: How Bush's Brain Fooled America
Details Karl Rove's rise to become George W. Bush's chief political advisor, examining his role in Bush's campaigns for governor and president, and his part in the strategy of winning popular support for the 2003 Iraqi invasion.
James Moore, Wayne Slater, 2006
7
The Architect: Karl Rove and the End of the Democratic Party
Also available as an eBook From the Hardcover edition.
James Moore, Wayne Slater, 2006
8
Boy Genius: Karl Rove, the Architect of George W. Bush's ...
The authors of Boy Genius fill readers in on the man, his methods, and his plans for the Republican majority for a fascinating, entertaining look at the Man Who Would be Kingmaker, an investigation that debunks myths as it reveals facts, ...
Carl M. Cannon, Lou Dubose, Jan Reid, 2009
9
A nation seized: how Karl Rove and the political right stole ...
Journalism professor Bill Israel, who worked with Karl Rove in the late 1990s, gives an insider's view of the techniques and methods of Rove and a history of the political right and Rove's role in it.
Bill Israel, 2011
10
Ramble and Rove: A Travel Journal
Featuring renowned textile designer John Robshaw's gorgeous patterns, this luxe travel companion includes prompts to dream up itineraries, catalog unexpected twists, and record and sketch adventures near and far.
John Robshaw, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rove is used in the context of the following news items.
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Karl Rove Writing Book About 1896 Presidential Election
Republican consultant Karl Rove, when not advising the super political action committee he helped found or commenting on politics, has been researching a ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
2
Exclusive — Cruz's New Book : Rove Thought Bush '41 'Too Old to …
obtained by Breitbart News, shows that Cruz detailed how GOP establishment operative Karl Rove told him he thought former President George H.W. Bush was ... «Breitbart News, Jun 15»
3
Americans overwhelmingly side with Hillary Clinton over Karl Rove
Rove's comments earlier this month, which focused on medical issues surrounding a fall Clinton suffered in December 2012, ignited controversy and charges of ... «Washington Post, May 14»
4
Fox News panel destroys Karl Rove for insisting Hillary Clinton …
Karl Rove's suggestion that Hillary Clinton suffered brain damage is still not going over well, even on the right. A Fox News Sunday segment this weekend got ... «The Week Magazine, May 14»
5
Rove is right
A report in the New York Post's Page Six that Karl Rove told a conference last week that Hillary Clinton might be brain damaged after a 30-day hospital stay ... «Politico, May 14»
6
Karl Rove: Hillary may have brain damage
Republican strategist Karl Rove suggested at a conference that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wasn't right in the head. Photo: AP ... «Page Six, May 14»
7
Report: Karl Rove has been funding Grover Norquist
Report: Karl Rove has been funding Grover Norquist ... reveal that Rove's fundraising behemoth Crossroads GPS supplied $26.4 million of the approximately ... «American Thinker, Nov 13»
8
Karl Rove On Gay Marriage: 'I Could' See A GOP Candidate …
In an appearance on Sunday's edition of ABC's "This Week," Rove was asked by host George Stephanopoulos whether he could "imagine" the next GOP ... «Huffington Post, Mar 13»
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A Complete History of the Karl Rove–Sarah Palin Beef
Sarah Palin and Karl Rove: Not friends. Photo: Mark Hirsch/Getty Images, Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. A long-simmering and highly entertaining feud between ... «New York Magazine, Mar 13»
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Karl Rove To California Republicans: 'Get Off Your Ass'
In their latest effort to rebuild and rebrand, California Republicans turned this weekend to a famed "architect" of GOP victories: Karl Rove. The top Republican ... «Huffington Post, Mar 13»

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