roam
verb (roam, roams, roamed, roaming); noun (a roam — rare)
Everyday
- To walk or travel around with no fixed plan, often over a wide area. tree →
- (phones) To use a mobile phone abroad through another network («roaming»). tree →
- (of eyes or thoughts) To move from place to place. tree →
In the lessons
In science and geography: buffalo roam the plains; wild horses roam in Australia. In stories, children roam the woods. With phones, «roaming charges» can cost a lot abroad. Phrases: «free to roam», «roam the streets», «roaming charges».
Examples
- Wild ponies roam across the moor. tree →
- We roamed the beach looking for shells. tree →
- The dog was free to roam the farm. tree →
- Turn off data roaming when you go abroad. tree →
- Her eyes roamed around the busy room. tree →
- Dinosaurs once roamed the Earth. tree →
- A LION, roaming through a forest, trod upon a thorn. tree →
Note
Regular verb. Do not confuse with «Rome» (city) — same sound. Safety: children should not roam far without telling an adult.
In Jewish tradition
In Jeremiah it means to wander freely and say they need no God.
Interpretation. The prophet scolds Israel for proudly leaving God, and tradition reads it as a warning against wandering from Him.
Examples
- Wherefore say My people: 'We roam at large; we will come no more unto Thee'? (Prophets JER.2.31, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Regular verb. Do not confuse with «Rome» (city) — same sound. Safety: children should not roam far without telling an adult.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «roam» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «roam» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «roam» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «roam» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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