intransitive verb
transitive verb
rove
past tense and past participle of reeve
Verb (1)
wander, roam, ramble, rove, traipse, meander mean to go about from place to place usually without a plan or definite purpose.
wander implies an absence of or an indifference to a fixed course.
roam suggests wandering about freely and often far afield.
ramble stresses carelessness and indifference to one's course or objective.
rove suggests vigorous and sometimes purposeful roaming.
traipse implies a course that is erratic but may sometimes be purposeful.
meander implies a winding or intricate course suggestive of aimless or listless wandering.
earlier, to shoot at random, wander, of unknown origin
Verb (2)
origin unknown
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun (1)
circa 1550, in the meaning defined above
1782, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1789, in the meaning defined above
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