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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:

WanderRoamRambleDriftMeanderGo hither and thitherMaunderRangeTravel aboutGallivantStravaigStreelVagabondCircumambulatePeregrinate
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

Translate rove into Chinese (Simplified)}
漫游, 流浪, 游, 漫游于, 转来转去

Rove: translate from English into Dutch

Translate rove into Dutch}
Zwerven, Omzwerven, Zwerftocht

Rove: translate from English into French

Translate rove into French}
Vagabonder, Errer, Parcourir, Rôder, Errer dans, Vagabondage, Aller par hasard

Rove: translate from English into German

Translate rove into German}
Umherziehen, Schweifen, Wandern, Vagabundieren, Umherwandern, Zigeunern

Rove: translate from English into Hindi

Translate rove into Hindi}
घूमना, भटकना, फिरना

Rove: translate from English into Italian

Translate rove into Italian}
Vagabondare, Vagare, Errare

Rove: translate from English into Korean

Translate rove into Korean}
헤매다, 끊임없이 변하다, 헤맴, 배회하다, 애정이 끊임없이 변하다, 산 미끼로 견지 낚시질하다, 방황하다

Rove: translate from English into Russian

Translate rove into Russian}
Скитаться, Ровница, Бродить, Странствовать, Бесцельная прогулка, Странствие, Шайба, Блуждать, Проводить, Пропускать, Проходить, Быть пропущенным

Rove: translate from English into Spanish

Translate rove 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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