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==English==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|romen}}, from {{inh|en|ang|rāmian}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*raimōną|t=to wander}}, from {{m|gem-pro|*raim-|t=to move, raise}}, from {{m|ine-pro|*h₃reyH-|t=to move, lift, flow}}. Akin to {{cog|ang|ārǣman|t=to arise, stand up, lift up}}, {{cog|goh|rāmēn|t=to aim}}<ref>{{R:Webster 1913|roam}}</ref> ( > archaic {{cog|de|rahmen|t=to strive}}), {{cog|dum|rammen|t=to night-wander, to copulate}}, {{m|dum|rammelen|t=to wander about, ramble}}. More at {{m|en|ramble}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|rōm|a=RP}}, {{IPA|en|/ɹəʊm/}}
* {{enPR|rōm|a=GA}}, {{IPA|en|/ɹoʊm/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-roam.ogg|a=US}}
* {{hmp|en|Rome}}
* {{rhymes|en|əʊm|s=1}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[wander]] or [[travel]] [[freely]] and with no specific [[destination]].
#* {{RQ:Tennyson In Memoriam|XVII|28|Henceforth, wherever thou may’st '''roam''',<br>⁠My blessing, like a line of light,<br>⁠Is on the waters day and night,<br>And like a beacon guards thee home.}}
#* {{quote-song|en|author=w:Marc Jordan; w:John Capek|authorlabel=no|title=w:Rhythm of My Heart|album=w:Vagabond Heart|year=1986|year_published=1991|artist=w:Rod Stewart|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmljreTAgYI|text=Oh, never will I '''roam''' / Now I know my place is home / Where the ocean meets the sky / I'll be sailin'}}
#* {{quote-journal|1=en|date=26 November 2013|author=Daniel Taylor|title=Jack Wilshere scores twice to ease Arsenal to victory over Marseille|work=w:The Guardian|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/nov/26/arsenal-marseille-match-report-champions-league|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222110556/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/nov/26/arsenal-marseille-match-report-champions-league|archivedate=22 December 2021|text=Wilshere had started as a left-footed right-winger, coming in off the flank, but he and Özil both had the licence to '''roam'''. Tomas Rosicky was not tied down to one spot either and, with Ramsey breaking forward as well as Olivier Giroud's considerable presence, Marseille were overwhelmed from the moment Bacary Sagna's first touch of the night sent Wilshere running clear.|accessdate=27 November 2013}}
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[range#Verb|range]] or [[wander]] over.
#: {{ux|en|Gangs of thugs '''roamed''' the streets.}}
#* {{RQ:Milton Paradise Regained|book=1|passage=And now wild beasts came forth the woods to '''roam'''.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2013-06-08|volume=407|issue=8839|page=55|magazine=w:The Economist| title=[http://www.economist.com/news/business/21579011-president-proposes-new-round-intellectual-property-reform-obama-goes-troll-hunting Obama goes troll-hunting]| passage=According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] '''roam''' the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them.}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive|computing|telecommunications}} To use a [[network]] or [[service]] from different [[location]]s or [[device]]s.
# {{lb|en|transitive|computing|telecommunications}} To [[transmit]] ([[resource]]s) between different [[location]]s or [[device]]s, to [[allow]] [[comparable]] [[usage]] from any of them.
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2013|author=Scott Isaacs; Kyle Burns|title=Beginning Windows Store Application Development
|passage=At first, it seemed counterintuitive to me to '''roam''' settings between computers, but my problem at the time was that every example I was considering was a setting that only made sense for a single computer.}}

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|wander freely}} {{l|en|err}}, {{l|en|shrithe}}, {{l|en|wander}}

====Derived terms====
{{der2|en|free roam|freedom to roam|right to roam|free-roaming|roamer|roaming eye|roaming master}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|wander freely}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|wandel}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|تَجَوَّلَ}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|скитам}}, {{t+|bg|бродя}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|vagar}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|漫遊|tr=mànyóu}}, {{t+|cmn|漫步|tr=mànbù}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|rondwandelen}}, {{t+|nl|wandelen}}, {{t+|nl|rondlopen}}, {{t+|nl|dwalen}}, {{t+|nl|ronddwalen}}, {{t+|nl|zwerven}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|migri}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vaellella}}, {{t+|fi|kuljeskella}}, {{t+|fi|harhailla}}
* French: {{t+|fr|errer}}
* German: {{t+|de|wandern}}, {{t+|de|umherziehen}}
* Gothic: {{t|got|𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌱𐍉𐌽}}
* Greek:
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|ῥέμβομαι}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|שוטט|tr=shotét}}, {{t|he|נדד|tr=nadád}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|घूमना}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|barangol}}, {{t+|hu|kóborol}}, {{t+|hu|kószál}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|häylyä}}, {{t|izh|häylää}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|vagare}}, {{t+|it|girovagare}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|歩き回る|tr=あるきまわる, arukimawaru|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|うろつく|tr=urotsuku|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|さ迷う|tr=さまよう, samayou}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|кезу}}
* Khiamniungan Naga: {{t|kix|làikēi}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|돌아다니다}}
* Latin: {{t|la|vagor}}, {{t|la|pālor}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|takawhaki}}, {{t|mi|tahawhenua}}, {{t|mi|kōkewa}}
* Nepali: {{t|ne|डुल्नु}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|virre rundt}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|ول گشتن|tr=vel gaštan}}, {{t+|fa|پرسه زدن|tr=porse zadan}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|vagar}}, {{t+|pt|vaguear}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|hoinări}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|броди́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|скита́ться|impf}}, {{t+|ru|стра́нствовать|impf}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|vagar}}, {{t+|es|yirar}} {{qualifier|River Plate}}, {{t+|es|deambular}}, {{t+|es|callejear}}, {{t+|es|ruar}}, {{t|es|veletear}} {{qualifier|Central America}}, {{t+|es|tunar}}, {{t+|es|cancanear}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|ท่องเที่ยว}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|dolanmak}}, {{t+|tr|dolaşmak}}, {{t+|tr|gezinmek}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|блука́ти|impf}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|lang thang}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|(Computing)  To use a network or services from different locations or devices}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|漫遊|tr=mànyóu}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vierailla}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|barangol}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|tīpakopako}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# The act of roaming; a [[wander]]; a travel without aim or destination
#* {{quote-book|en|2017|Rick Maloy|Evenings and Mournings|passage=Glass in hand, he set off on a '''roam''' of the first floor.}}

===References===
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===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=amor|moar|Maor|Roma|Mora|Oram|Omar|Amor|armo|amor|roma|Ramo|mora|Armo}}

{{C|en|Gaits}}

==Galician==

===Verb===
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# {{gl-reinteg-verb form of|roer}}

==Portuguese==

===Verb===
{{head|pt|verb form}}

# {{pt-verb form of|roer}}

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