roam

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Middle English romen from Old English *ramian from Proto-Germanic *raimōn (to wander). Akin to Old English ārǣman "to arise, stand up, lift up", Old High German rāmēn (to aim)[1] ( > archaic German rahmen (to strive)), Middle Dutch rammen "to night-wander, copulate", rammelen "to wander about, ramble". More at ramble

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roam (third-person singular simple present roams, present participle roaming, simple past and past participle roamed)

  1. (intransitive) To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
  2. (intransitive, computing, telecommunications) To use a network or service from different locations or devices.

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  1. ^ roam in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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