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  • 1roam — [rəum US roum] v 1.) [I and T] to walk or travel, usually for a long time, with no clear purpose or direction →↑wander roam over/around/about etc ▪ The dogs are allowed to roam around. ▪ Chickens and geese roam freely in the back yard. ▪ You… …

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  • 2roam — verb 1 (I, T) to walk or travel, usually for a long time, with no clear purpose or direction (+ over/around/about etc): herds of wild deer roaming freely over the hills | roam the streets/hills etc: You shouldn t let your children roam the… …

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  • 3over — /oh veuhr/, prep. 1. above in place or position: the roof over one s head. 2. above and to the other side of: to leap over a wall. 3. above in authority, rank, power, etc., so as to govern, control, or have jurisdiction regarding: There is no one …

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  • 4roam´er — roam «rohm», verb, noun. –v.i. to go about with no special plan or aim; wander: »to roam through the fields. Herds of horses and cattle roamed at will over the plain (George W. Cable). Her eyes were roaming about the room (Hawthorne). –v.t. to… …

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  • 5Roam — Roam, v. t. To range or wander over. [1913 Webster] And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6roam — [rōm] vi. [ME romen < or akin to OE aræman, to rise < IE * erei < base * er , to set in motion > RISE, RUN] to travel from place to place, esp. with no special plan or purpose; go aimlessly; wander vt. to wander over or through [to… …

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  • 7roam — ► VERB 1) travel aimlessly over a wide area. 2) wander over, through, or about (a place). ► NOUN ▪ an aimless walk. DERIVATIVES roamer noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin …

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  • 8roam — roamer, n. /rohm/, v.i. 1. to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove: to roam about the world. v.t. 2. to wander over or through: to roam the countryside. n. 3. an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.… …

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  • 9roam — verb ADVERB ▪ free, freely ▪ The animals were allowed to roam free. ▪ widely ▪ the wild dog s instinct to roam widely ▪ aimlessly …

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  • 10Roam public transit — Infobox Bus transit name = logo size = image size = image caption = company slogan = parent = founded = headquarters = locale = Banff, Alberta service area = service type = bus service alliance = routes = 3 (summer) 2 (winter) destinations =… …

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