roam

Pronunciation: /rəʊm/

Definition of roam

[no object, with adverbial of direction]

move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area:tigers once roamed over most of Asia (as adjective roaming)roaming elephants
[with object] travel unsystematically over, through, or about (a place):gangs of youths roamed the streets unopposed
(of a person’s eyes or hands) pass lightly over something without stopping:her eyes roamed over the chattering women [with object]:he let his eyes roam her face
[no object] (of a person’s mind or thoughts) drift along without dwelling on anything in particular:he let his mind roam as he walked
(often as noun roaming) use a mobile phone on another operator’s network, typically while abroad:packages in which you pay a slightly higher fee when roaming on other networks every day consumers face hidden costs on roaming and text messages Orange now allows Pay As You Go mobile phone customers to roam in the US

[in singular]

Derivatives

Middle English: of unknown origin

Definition of roam in the US English dictionary