roam

Pronunciation: /ɹəʊm/

The English word “roam” has 5 meanings listed here.

verb

To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
To range or wander over.
To use a network or service from different locations or devices.
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

Etymology

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…

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