roam

Syllabification: (roam)

Pronunciation: /rōm/

Definition of roam

[no object]

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 around (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
(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 cellular phone on another operator’s network, typically while abroad:packages in which you pay a slightly higher fee when roaming on other networks 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 British & World English dictionary