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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Roam

/(rōm)/ · IPA /ɹoʊm/
01 v. i. To go from place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; to wander.
imp. & p. p. Roamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Roaming
  1. 1.
    To go from place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; to wander.
    “He roameth to the carpenter's house.” — Chaucer.
    “Daphne roaming through a thorny wood.” — Shak.
Syn. To wander; rove; range; stroll; ramble.
02 v. t. To range or wander over.
  1. 1.
    To range or wander over.
    “And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam.” — Milton.
03 n. The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his roam o'er hill and dale.
  1. 1.
    The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his roam o'er hill and dale.