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Word entry · 4 letters

roam

Best crossword clue

"Move aimlessly"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ɹəʊm/Part of speech verbSorted amorStarts with REnds with M2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • Henceforth, wherever thou may’st roam, ⁠My blessing, like a line of light, ⁠Is on the waters day and night, And like a beacon guards thee home.
  • Oh, never will I roam / Now I know my place is home / Where the ocean meets the sky / I'll be sailin'
  • Gangs of thugs roamed the streets.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Move aimlessly4 letters
02Wander around4 letters

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