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US
/ˈɹoʊv/
]
[ UK /ɹˈəʊv/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈəʊv/ ]
VERB
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move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
The cattle roam across the prairie
They rolled from town to town
The gypsies roamed the woods
roving vagabonds
the laborers drift from one town to the next
the wandering Jew
How To Use rove In A Sentence
- A spokesman said: ‘Snow will continue through the day with a few dry interludes and it will slowly improve by the afternoon with snow turning more showery.’
- We drove a mile or so to Shipley Glen, a wooded hillside where a bit of family fairground fun awaited.
- Apparently, the discovery that Landis is 10,000 years old further proves the fact that he is using performance enhancing steroids. creeky belly Doping ID - The Panda's Thumb
- He made a steady improvement and was released within 10 days of admission.
- He slammed the door and drove the bolt home.
- Mr Smith said the department's own funds, which have bankrolled major improvements in the naval service, had been well tapped and it was now time to explore new ways of funding.
- It should also be noted that there are no contact-period materials from the Johnson site and that the only historic materials recovered date to the nineteenth century and did not occur in the provenances associated with the figurines.
- By contrast, when Procter & Gamble, the makers of Olestra, asked the FDA for permission to add its artificial fat substitute to potato chips, the controversial product was evaluated under food-additive laws.
- High jinks and fast-moving action prove another winning combination for Bad Boy cops Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in this long-awaited sequel.
- We drove home in silence and, when he parked in our long driveway, I stopped to pluck some ixora flowers while Nnamabia unlocked the front door. Excerpt: The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie