roam
[verb]
Synonyms: wander, prowl, ramble, range, rove, stray, travel, walk

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English Thesaurus: journey, trip, tour, excursion, expedition, ...

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roam /rəʊm $ roʊm/ verb

1. [intransitive and transitive] to walk or travel, usually for a long time, with no clear purpose or direction ⇒ wander
roam over/around/about etc
The dogs are allowed to roam around.
Chickens and geese roam freely in the back yard.
You shouldn’t let your children roam the streets.
roam the countryside/desert/forests etc
Wild sheep roam the hills.

2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] if your eyes roam over something, you look slowly at all parts of it:
Her eyes roamed the room.
roam over
His eyes roamed over the bookshelves.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

roam
verb
ADV. free, freely The animals were allowed to roam free.
about/around
VERB + ROAM allow sb/sth to, let sb/sth
PREP. over Her eyes roamed over him, assessing him.
through roaming through the town
PHRASES the freedom/right to roam Ramblers are calling for the right to roam to be made law.

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journey especially British English an occasion when you travel from one place to another – used especially about travelling a long distance, or travelling somewhere regularly:
The journey took us over three hours.
My journey to work normally takes around 30 minutes.
a four-hour train journey
trip a journey to visit a place:
How about a trip to the seaside on Saturday?
a business trip
tour a journey for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc:
Last summer we went on a tour of Europe.
excursion a short journey by a group of people to visit a place, especially while they are on holiday:
The cost of the holiday includes excursions to nearby places of interest.
expedition a long and carefully organized journey, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place:
Scott’s expedition to the Antarctic
a military expedition
commute the journey to and from work that someone does every day:
People are fed up with the daily commute on overcrowded trains.
pilgrimage /ˈpɪlɡrəmɪdʒ, ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ/ a journey to a holy place for religious reasons:
the annual pilgrimage to Mecca
trek a long journey, for example over mountains or through forests, especially one that people do on foot for pleasure:
a two-week trek across the Atlas Mountains
travel noun [uncountable] the general activity of moving from one place to another:
Her new job involves a lot of travel.
sb’s travels noun [plural] someone’s journeys to or in places that are far away:
I’m longing to hear all about your travels in China.
flight a journey by air:
You should check in at the airport two hours before your flight.
voyage /ˈvɔɪ-ɪdʒ/ a long journey over the sea:
MacArthur’s epic round-the-world voyage
crossing a short journey by boat from one piece of land to another:
A 30-minute ferry crossing takes you to the island.
cruise a journey by boat for pleasure:
a Mediterranean cruise
a cruise down the Nile
drive a journey in a car, often for pleasure:
The drive through the mountains was absolutely beautiful.
ride a short journey in a car, or on a bicycle or horse:
It’s a twenty-minute taxi ride to the station.
a bike ride
go to go somewhere – often used instead of travel:
We’re going to Greece for our holidays this year.
He’s gone to London on business.
It’s quicker to go by plane.
cross to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean:
The slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.
go trekking to do a long and difficult walk in a place far from towns and cities:
They went trekking in the mountains.
She’s been trekking in Nepal a couple of times.
go backpacking to travel to a lot of different places, carrying your clothes with you in your rucksack:
He went backpacking in Australia.
roam especially written to travel or move around an area with no clear purpose or direction, usually for a long time:
When he was young, he roamed from one country to another.
The tribes used to roam around freely, without any fixed territory.

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travel to go from one place to another, especially places that are far apart:
We travelled to Russia by train.
I love to travel.
go to go somewhere – often used instead of travel:
We’re going to Greece for our holidays this year.
He’s gone to London on business.
It’s quicker to go by plane.
commute to travel to work or school:
She commutes to work by bicycle.
cross to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean:
The slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.
tour to travel in order to visit many different places, especially as part of a holiday:
They’re touring Europe by coach.
go trekking to do a long and difficult walk in a place far from towns and cities:
They went trekking in the mountains.
She’s been trekking in Nepal a couple of times.
go backpacking to travel to a lot of different places, carrying your clothes with you in your rucksack:
He went backpacking in Australia.
roam especially written to travel or move around an area with no clear purpose or direction, usually for a long time:
When he was young, he roamed from one country to another.
The tribes used to roam around freely, without any fixed territory.
journey literary to travel, especially a long distance:
He journeyed on horseback through Palestine.
angry feeling strong emotions because you think someone has behaved badly, or because a situation seems bad or unfair:
He gets really angry if people keep him waiting.
a crowd of angry protesters
mad [not before noun] informal angry:
Dad was mad at me for damaging the car.
annoyed [not before noun] a little angry:
I was annoyed no one had told me the class was cancelled.
irritated annoyed and impatient, especially by something that keeps happening or something someone keeps saying:
I was irritated by their stupid questions.
an irritated voice
bad-tempered becoming annoyed or angry easily:
a bad-tempered old man
He’s always bad-tempered when he doesn’t get what he wants.
in a bad/foul mood feeling a little angry for a period of time, often for no particular reason:
I woke up in a bad mood.
She’s been in a foul mood all morning.
in a huff /hʌf/ in an angry mood for a short time, especially because someone has just said something to offend or annoy you:
He walked off in a huff when they refused to let him join in their game.
somebody has got up on the wrong side of the bed informal used when you think someone has been in an angry mood all day, for no particular reason – often used humorously:
I don’t know what’s wrong – she must have got up on the wrong side of the bed today.

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travel to go from one place to another, especially places that are far apart:
We travelled to Russia by train.
I love to travel.
go to go somewhere – often used instead of travel:
We’re going to Greece for our holidays this year.
He’s gone to London on business.
It’s quicker to go by plane.
commute to travel to work or school:
She commutes to work by bicycle.
cross to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean:
The slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.
tour to travel in order to visit many different places, especially as part of a holiday:
They’re touring Europe by coach.
go trekking to do a long and difficult walk in a place far from towns and cities:
They went trekking in the mountains.
She’s been trekking in Nepal a couple of times.
go backpacking to travel to a lot of different places, carrying your clothes with you in your rucksack:
He went backpacking in Australia.
roam especially written to travel or move around an area with no clear purpose or direction, usually for a long time:
When he was young, he roamed from one country to another.
The tribes used to roam around freely, without any fixed territory.
journey literary to travel, especially a long distance:
He journeyed on horseback through Palestine.
traveller British English, traveler American English someone who is travelling a long distance:
Weary travellers waited at the airport.
My aunt was a great traveller. (=she travelled a lot).
tourist someone who is travelling somewhere for a holiday:
During the summer, over a million tourists visit the island each year.
passenger someone who is travelling in a vehicle, plane, ship etc but not driving it or working on it:
The driver and two passengers were killed in the crash.
commuter someone who travels to work every day:
commuters on the train to London
backpacker someone who travels to a lot of different places, carrying their clothes etc in a rucksack:
The hostels are great for backpackers.
explorer someone who travels to places that people have not visited before:
Potatoes were brought to England by explorers such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.
air travel
There has been a major increase in air travel during the last twenty years.
rail travel
The measures were introduced to make rail travel safer.
bus/coach/car etc travel
The price is £98, inclusive of coach travel.
foreign/international/overseas travel
The job offers opportunities for foreign travel.
long-distance travel
Long-distance travel is becoming much more common these days.
business travel
Business travel often took him away from his family.
space travel
Large rockets are used for space travel and exploration.
the travel industry
The storms have had a huge effect on the country's travel industry.
travel arrangements
I still have to make all the travel arrangements.
travel expenses/costs
They offered to pay my travel expenses.
travel insurance
You are strongly advised to take out travel insurance.
a travel book/guide
Kyushu looks so lovely in the travel books.
a travel writer
an award-winning travel writer
a form/mode/method/means of travel
I find the train a more comfortable mode of travel.

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