roam

Signification

Verb

1. To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
2. To range or wander over.
3. To use a network or service from different locations or devices.
4. To transmit (resources) between different locations or devices, to allow comparable usage from any of them.

Noun

The act of roaming; a wander; a travel without aim or destination

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɹəʊm/

Étymologie

From Middle English romen, from Old English rāmian, from Proto-Germanic *raimōną (“to wander”), from *raim- (“to move, raise”), from *h₃reyH- (“to move, lift, flow”). Akin to Old English ārǣman (“to arise, stand up, lift up”), Old High German rāmēn (“to aim”) ( > archaic German rahmen (“to strive”)), Middle Dutch rammen (“to night-wander, to copulate”), rammelen (“to wander about, ramble”). More at ramble.