roam

Meaning

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.

wander

wander about

roam about

be shifty

gad about

loiter about

mill about

run about

stroll around

cruise

wander over

be busy running

make a trip

lose one’s way

walk all around

aimless wander

dirft

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹəʊm/

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.