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Roam vs. Wander

Roam and Wander Definitions

Roam

To move about without purpose or plan; wander.

Wander

To move about without a definite destination or purpose.

Roam

To turn the attention from one subject to another with little clarity or coherence of thought
I could hear the speaker, but my thoughts were roaming.

Wander

To go by an indirect route or at no set pace; amble
We wandered toward town.

Roam

To move or pass over the body
His hands roamed over her body.

Wander

To proceed in an irregular course; meander
The path wanders through the park.
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Roam

To be directed without apparent purpose; look in an idle or casual manner
Her eyes roamed around the room.

Wander

To behave in a manner that does not conform to morality or norms
Wander from the path of righteousness.

Roam

To use a cellphone network outside of a home service area as defined by a service plan.

Wander

To turn the attention from one subject to another with little clarity or coherence of thought
I had a point to make, but my mind started wandering.

Roam

To wander over or through
Roamed the streets.

Wander

To be directed without an object or in various directions
His eyes wandered to the balcony.
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Roam

To be directed over or around (an area)
Her gaze roamed the beach.

Wander

To wander across or through
Wander the forests and fields.

Roam

The act or an instance of roaming.

Wander

To be directed around or over
Her gaze wandered the docks.

Roam

(intransitive) To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.

Wander

The act or an instance of wandering.
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Roam

To use a network or service from different locations or devices.

Wander

(intransitive) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
To wander over the fields

Roam

To transmit (resources) between different locations or devices, to allow comparable usage from any of them.

Wander

(intransitive) To stray; stray from one's course; err.
A writer wanders from his subject.

Roam

(transitive) To range or wander over.
Gangs of thugs roamed the streets.

Wander

(intransitive) To commit adultery.

Roam

To go from place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; to wander.
He roameth to the carpenter's house.
Daphne roaming through a thorny wood.

Wander

(intransitive) To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.

Roam

To range or wander over.
And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam.

Wander

(intransitive) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.

Roam

The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his roam o'er hill and dale.

Wander

(countable) An act or instance of wandering.
To go for a wander in the park

Roam

Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;
The gypsies roamed the woods
Roving vagabonds
The wandering Jew
The cattle roam across the prairie
The laborers drift from one town to the next
They rolled from town to town

Wander

(uncountable) The situation where a value or signal etc. deviates from the correct or normal value.
Polar wander
Baseline wander in ECG signals

Wander

To ramble here and there without any certain course or with no definite object in view; to range about; to stroll; to rove; as, to wander over the fields.
They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins.
He wandereth abroad for bread.

Wander

To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject.
When God caused me to wander from my father's house.
O, let me not wander from thy commandments.

Wander

To be delirious; not to be under the guidance of reason; to rave; as, the mind wanders.

Wander

To travel over without a certain course; to traverse; to stroll through.

Wander

Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;
The gypsies roamed the woods
Roving vagabonds
The wandering Jew
The cattle roam across the prairie
The laborers drift from one town to the next
They rolled from town to town

Wander

Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage;
She cheats on her husband
Might her husband be wandering?

Wander

Go via an indirect route or at no set pace;
After dinner, we wandered into town

Wander

To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course;
The river winds through the hills
The path meanders through the vineyards
Sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body

Wander

Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking;
She always digresses when telling a story
Her mind wanders
Don't digress when you give a lecture

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