roam

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References 1.5 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English romen from Old English *rāmian 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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: rōm, IPA: /ɹəʊm/, SAMPA: /r@Um/
• (GenAm) enPR: rōm, IPA: /ɹoʊm/, SAMPA: /roUm/
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• Homophones: Rome
• Rhymes: -əʊm

[edit] Verb

to 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• (wander freely): err, wander

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[edit] References

• Notes:

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

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of Amor
• moar
• mora
• Omar
• Roma