Rove — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

pass a rope through

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈoʊv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈəʊv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈəʊv/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈoʊv/.

Examples

The gypsies roamed the woods
roving vagabonds
the wandering Jew

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

roll drift range reeve vagabond stray wander ramble roam cast swan tramp

Parts of Speech

verb	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment “The gypsies roamed the woods”
verb	pass a rope through “reeve an opening”
verb	pass through a hole or opening “reeve a rope”
verb	fasten by passing through a hole or around something

Word Forms

wanderer	noun	someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
wandering	noun	travelling about without any clear destination
stray	noun	an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
strayer	noun	someone who strays or falls behind
tramp	noun	a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
roamer	noun	someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
ramble	noun	an aimless amble on a winding course
rambler	noun	a person who takes long walks in the country
roving	noun	travelling about without any clear destination
drifter	noun	a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
drifting	noun	aimless wandering from place to place
vagabond	noun	a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
vagabondage	noun	travelling about without any clear destination

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

herumstreifen

Sie bewegen sich ziellos oder ziellos umher, oft auf der Suche nach Nahrung oder Arbeit

🇫🇷French

vagabonder

se déplacer sans but ou sans destination, souvent à la recherche de nourriture ou d'un emploi

🇪🇸Spanish

recorrer

moverse sin rumbo o sin destino alguno, a menudo en busca de comida o empleo

🇮🇹Italian

vagare

si muovono senza meta o senza alcuna destinazione, spesso in cerca di cibo o lavoro

🇳🇱Dutch

zwerven

doelloos of zonder enige bestemming rondtrekken, vaak op zoek naar voedsel of werk

🇵🇹Portuguese

vagabundo

deslocar-se sem rumo ou sem destino, muitas vezes em busca de comida ou emprego

🇷🇺Russian

бродить

передвигаться бесцельно или без какого-либо пункта назначения, часто в поисках еды или работы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घूमना

अक्सर भोजन या रोजगार की तलाश में लक्ष्यहीन या बिना किसी गंतव्य के घूमते रहते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘোরা

প্রায়শই খাদ্য বা কর্মসংস্থানের সন্ধানে লক্ষ্যহীনভাবে বা কোনো গন্তব্য ছাড়াই ঘুরে বেড়ান

🇮🇳Tamil

சவாரி

இலக்கில்லாமல் அல்லது எந்த இலக்கும் இல்லாமல், அடிக்கடி உணவு அல்லது வேலை தேடி நகருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరిగాడు

లక్ష్యం లేకుండా లేదా ఏ గమ్యం లేకుండా, తరచుగా ఆహారం లేదా ఉపాధి కోసం వెతుకుతూ వెళ్లండి

🇮🇳Marathi

फिरणे

अन्न किंवा रोजगाराच्या शोधात, उद्दीष्ट किंवा कोणत्याही गंतव्याशिवाय फिरणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફરવું

ધ્યેય વિના અથવા કોઈપણ ગંતવ્ય વિના, ઘણીવાર ખોરાક અથવા રોજગારની શોધમાં આગળ વધો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿರುಗಾಡಿದರು

ಆಹಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ಯೋಗದ ಹುಡುಕಾಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಗುರಿಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೇ ಗಮ್ಯಸ್ಥಾನವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಚಲಿಸಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കറങ്ങി

ലക്ഷ്യമില്ലാതെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ലക്ഷ്യമില്ലാതെ നീങ്ങുക, പലപ്പോഴും ഭക്ഷണമോ തൊഴിലോ തേടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੁੰਮਣਾ

ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਰਹਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਮੰਜ਼ਿਲ ਦੇ, ਅਕਸਰ ਭੋਜਨ ਜਾਂ ਰੁਜ਼ਗਾਰ ਦੀ ਭਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਘੁੰਮਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھومنا

بے مقصد یا بغیر کسی منزل کے، اکثر خوراک یا روزگار کی تلاش میں گھومنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

罗夫

漫无目的地或没有任何目的地地移动，通常是为了寻找食物或工作

🇯🇵Japanese

ローブ

目的もなく、または目的地もなく動き回り、しばしば食べ物や仕事を求めて行動する

🇰🇷Korean

헤매다

목적 없이 또는 목적지 없이 이동하며, 종종 음식이나 일자리를 찾아 이동합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi lang thang

di chuyển không mục đích hoặc không có đích đến, thường để tìm kiếm thức ăn hoặc việc làm

🇹🇭Thai

จร

เคลื่อนที่ไปอย่างไร้จุดหมายหรือไร้จุดหมาย มักแสวงหาอาหารหรืองานทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjelajah

bergerak tanpa tujuan atau tujuan apa pun, sering kali untuk mencari makanan atau pekerjaan

🇵🇭Filipino

maglibot

gumagalaw nang walang patutunguhan o walang patutunguhan, madalas sa paghahanap ng pagkain o trabaho

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

روف

يتنقلون بلا هدف أو بلا وجهة، غالبًا بحثًا عن الطعام أو العمل

🇮🇷Persian

طناب زدن

بدون هدف یا بدون مقصد حرکت کنید، اغلب در جستجوی غذا یا کار

🇹🇷Turkish

yarı bükülmüş iplik

amaçsızca veya herhangi bir varış noktası olmaksızın, çoğunlukla yiyecek veya iş bulmak amacıyla hareket etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשׁוֹטֵט

לנוע ללא מטרה או ללא יעד כלשהו, לעתים קרובות בחיפוש אחר מזון או תעסוקה

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