C1verbtravel
US/roʊm/
UK/rəʊm/
to travel or walk around an area without a fixed plan or direction
In context
We spent the afternoon roaming the back streets of Hue with no map.
Cows roam freely along the road in some mountain villages.
Turn off data roaming before you travel, or you'll get a huge phone bill.
Words that go with roam
verb + adverb
- roam freelyIn the national park, deer roam freely.
- roam aroundWe roamed around the market for hours.
verb + noun
- roam the streetsTeenagers roam the streets on summer nights.
- roam the worldAfter graduating, he roamed the world for two years.
adjective + preposition
- free to roamThe chickens are free to roam in the garden.