roam

«roam» in Mova's school dictionary: To walk or travel around with no fixed plan, often over a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (roam, roams, roamed, roaming); noun (a roam — rare)

meaning for a pupil

1) To walk or travel around with no fixed plan, often over a wide area. tree →

2) (phones) To use a mobile phone abroad through another network («roaming»). tree →

3) (of eyes or thoughts) To move from place to place. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and geography: buffalo roam the plains; wild horses roam in Australia. In stories, children roam the woods. With phones, «roaming charges» can cost a lot abroad. Phrases: «free to roam», «roam the streets», «roaming charges».

examples

• Wild ponies roam across the moor. tree →
• We roamed the beach looking for shells. tree →
• The dog was free to roam the farm. tree →
• Turn off data roaming when you go abroad. tree →
• Her eyes roamed around the busy room. tree →
• Dinosaurs once roamed the Earth. tree →
• A LION, roaming through a forest, trod upon a thorn. tree →

note

Regular verb. Do not confuse with «Rome» (city) — same sound. Safety: children should not roam far without telling an adult.

In the corpora

• Wherefore say My people: 'We roam at large; we will come no more unto Thee'?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «roam» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.