Rove - English meaning

Rove – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander.
Usage examples:
He spent most of the 1990s roving about the caribbean
Synonims:
Wander Roam Ramble Drift Meander Go hither and thither Maunder Range Travel about Gallivant Stravaig Streel Vagabond Circumambulate Peregrinate

noun
A journey, especially one with no specific destination; an act of wandering.
Usage examples:
A new exhibit will electrify campuses on its national rove
noun
A sliver of cotton, wool, or other fibre, drawn out and slightly twisted, especially preparatory to spinning.

verb
Form (slivers of wool, cotton, or other fibre) into roves.

noun
A small metal plate or ring for a rivet to pass through and be clenched over, especially in boatbuilding.
Usage examples:
Each nail was driven through the two planks, the rove was placed over the end of the nail, and the …

verb
Past and past participle of reeve2.

verb
Thread (a rope or rod) through a ring or other aperture.
Usage examples:
One end of the new rope was reeved through the chain

verb
To move, travel, or look around an area, without having a particular place you intend to go to
Usage examples:
[ i ] he roved around town, looking for work.

Rove translation into English

Rove: translate from English into Chinese

漫游, 流浪, 游, 漫游于, 转来转去

Rove: translate from English into Dutch

Zwerven, Omzwerven, Zwerftocht

Rove: translate from English into French

Vagabonder, Errer, Parcourir, Rôder, Errer dans, Vagabondage, Aller par hasard

Rove: translate from English into German

Umherziehen, Schweifen, Wandern, Vagabundieren, Umherwandern, Zigeunern

Rove: translate from English into Hindi

घूमना, भटकना, फिरना

Rove: translate from English into Italian

Vagabondare, Vagare, Errare

Rove: translate from English into Korean

헤매다, 끊임없이 변하다, 헤맴, 배회하다, 애정이 끊임없이 변하다, 산 미끼로 견지 낚시질하다, 방황하다

Rove: translate from English into Russian

Скитаться, Ровница, Бродить, Странствовать, Странствие, Бесцельная прогулка, Шайба, Быть пропущенным, Проходить, Пропускать, Проводить, Блуждать

Rove: translate from English into Spanish

Recorrer, Vagar a, Vagabundeo, Vagar por, Errar por

Word origin

early 17th century: probably from Dutch reven ‘reef (a sail)’ (see reef2).

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Rove – similar words

roved

rəʊv

verb
Travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander.
Usage examples:
He spent most of the 1990s roving about the caribbean

verb
Form (slivers of wool, cotton, or other fibre) into roves.

noun
A journey, especially one with no specific destination; an act of wandering.
Usage examples:
A new exhibit will electrify campuses on its national rove

Roved - all meanings in English

Rove synonims

circumambulate

verb
Walk all the way round (something).
Usage examples:
They used to circumambulate the perimeter wall

Circumambulate - all meanings in English

drift

verb
Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.
Usage examples:
The cabin cruiser started to drift downstream

noun
A continuous slow movement from one place to another.
Usage examples:
There was a drift to the towns

Drift - all meanings in English

gallivant

verb
Go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment.
Usage examples:
She quit her job to go gallivanting around the globe

Gallivant - all meanings in English

maunder

verb
Talk in a rambling manner.
Usage examples:
Dennis maundered on about the wine

verb
To talk or write in a confused way, often for a long time
Usage examples:
Tony continued to maunder on about his great passion., he maundered about her being the best thing …

Maunder - all meanings in English

meander

verb
(of a river or road) follow a winding course.
Usage examples:
A river that meandered gently through a meadow

noun
A winding curve or bend of a river or road.
Usage examples:
The river flows in sweeping meanders

verb
To follow a route that is not straight or direct
Usage examples:
Hikers can meander along the path next to the river for several miles.

Meander - all meanings in English

peregrinate

verb
Travel or wander from place to place.
Usage examples:
We peregrinated over stanmore, and visited the castles of bowes and brougham

Peregrinate - all meanings in English

ramble

verb
Walk for pleasure in the countryside.
Usage examples:
I spent most of my spare time rambling and climbing

noun
A walk taken for pleasure in the countryside.
Usage examples:
Based at 18 excellent country houses, they have a wide choice of walks from gentle rambles to adven…

verb
To walk for pleasure, esp. in the countryside
Usage examples:
I love to ramble through the woods., it was hard to listen to her ramble on and on about her vacati…

Ramble - all meanings in English

range

noun
The area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale.
Usage examples:
The cost will be in the range of $1–5 million a day

verb
Vary or extend between specified limits.
Usage examples:
Prices range from £30 to £100

adjective
(of a person or their lifestyle) orderly; settled.
Usage examples:
It's possible to be too rangé

Range - all meanings in English

roam

verb
Move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area.
Usage examples:
Tigers once roamed over most of asia

noun
An aimless walk.
Usage examples:
Did you get to explore the city or have a roam around bath?

verb
To walk or travel without any real purpose or direction
Usage examples:
[ i ] our dog just likes to roam.

Roam - all meanings in English

stravaig

verb
Wander about aimlessly.
Usage examples:
Stravaiging about the roads

Stravaig - all meanings in English

streel

noun
A disreputable, untidy person, especially a woman.
Usage examples:
Her daughter will not appear in st john's looking like a streel

verb
Wander aimlessly.
Usage examples:
Youngsters streeling through the house

Streel - all meanings in English

vagabond

noun
A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job.
Usage examples:
Vagabond tales is loosely based around the adventures of a musical vagabond who travels around the …

adjective
Having no settled home.
Usage examples:
A vagabond poacher

verb
Wander about as or like a vagabond.
Usage examples:
He went vagabonding about the world

Vagabond - all meanings in English

wander

verb
Walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way.
Usage examples:
I wandered through the narrow streets

noun
An act or instance of wandering.
Usage examples:
She'd go on wanders like that in her nightgown

verb
Move or cause to move in a sinuous or circular course

Wander - all meanings in English

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