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rove 1

 (rōv)
v. roved, rov·ing, roves
v.intr.
1. To wander about, especially over a wide area; roam. See Synonyms at wander.
2. To be directed without apparent purpose; look in an idle or casual manner: His gazed roved over the faces in the crowd.
v.tr.
1. To roam or wander around, over, or through: Vikings roved the seas.
2. To look at or around (an area) in an idle or casual manner: Her eyes roved the room.
n.
An act of wandering about, over, around, or through.

[Middle English roven, to shoot arrows at a mark.]

rove 2

 (rōv)
tr.v. roved, rov·ing, roves
1. To card (wool).
2. To put (fibers) through an eye or opening.
3. To stretch and twist (fibers) before spinning; ravel out.
n.
See roving.

[Origin unknown.]

rove 3

 (rōv)
v. Nautical
A past tense and a past participle of reeve2.
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rove

(rəʊv)
vb
1. to wander about (a place) with no fixed direction; roam
2. (intr) (of the eyes) to look around; wander
3. have a roving eye to show a widespread amorous interest in the opposite sex
4. (Australian Rules Football) (intr) Australian rules football to play as a rover
n
the act of roving
[C15 roven (in archery) to shoot at a target chosen at random (C16: to wander, stray), from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic rāfa to wander]

rove

(rəʊv)
vb
(Textiles) (tr) to pull out and twist (fibres of wool, cotton, etc) lightly, as before spinning or in carding
n
(Textiles) wool, cotton, etc, thus prepared
[C18: of obscure origin]

rove

(rəʊv)
n
a metal plate through which a rivet is passed and then clenched over
[C15: from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic ro]

rove

(rəʊv)
vb
(Nautical Terms) a past tense and past participle of reeve2
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rove1

(roʊv)

v. roved, rov•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to wander about without definite destination; move here and there at random, esp. over a wide area.
v.t.
2. to wander over or through; traverse.
n.
3. an act of roving.
[1490–1500; orig., to shoot at a random target]

rove2

(roʊv)

v.
a pt. and pp. of reeve 2.

rove3

(roʊv)

v.t. roved, rov•ing.
to form (slivers of wool, cotton, etc.) into slightly twisted strands in a preparatory process of spinning.
[1780–90; of obscure orig.]
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rove


Past participle: roved
Gerund: roving

Imperative
rove
rove
Present
I rove
you rove
he/she/it roves
we rove
you rove
they rove
Preterite
I roved
you roved
he/she/it roved
we roved
you roved
they roved
Present Continuous
I am roving
you are roving
he/she/it is roving
we are roving
you are roving
they are roving
Present Perfect
I have roved
you have roved
he/she/it has roved
we have roved
you have roved
they have roved
Past Continuous
I was roving
you were roving
he/she/it was roving
we were roving
you were roving
they were roving
Past Perfect
I had roved
you had roved
he/she/it had roved
we had roved
you had roved
they had roved
Future
I will rove
you will rove
he/she/it will rove
we will rove
you will rove
they will rove
Future Perfect
I will have roved
you will have roved
he/she/it will have roved
we will have roved
you will have roved
they will have roved
Future Continuous
I will be roving
you will be roving
he/she/it will be roving
we will be roving
you will be roving
they will be roving
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been roving
you have been roving
he/she/it has been roving
we have been roving
you have been roving
they have been roving
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been roving
you will have been roving
he/she/it will have been roving
we will have been roving
you will have been roving
they will have been roving
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been roving
you had been roving
he/she/it had been roving
we had been roving
you had been roving
they had been roving
Conditional
I would rove
you would rove
he/she/it would rove
we would rove
you would rove
they would rove
Past Conditional
I would have roved
you would have roved
he/she/it would have roved
we would have roved
you would have roved
they would have roved
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.rove - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employmentrove - 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"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
maunder - wander aimlessly
gad, gallivant, jazz around - wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
drift, err, stray - wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"
wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"
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rove

verb wander, range, cruise, drift, stroll, stray, roam, ramble, meander, traipse (informal), go walkabout (Austral.), gallivant, gad about, stravaig (Scot. & Northern English dialect) roving about the town in the dead of night
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rove

verb
To move about at random, especially over a wide area:
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Translations
يَطوف، يَجول
toulat se
strejfe
barangol
ráfa
klajojantis
klaiņotklejot
aylak aylak dolaşmakbaşıboş gezinmek

rove

[rəʊv]
A. VTvagar or errar por, recorrer
B. VIvagar, errar
his eye roved over the roomrecorrió la habitación con la vista
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rove

[ˈrəʊv]
vt [+ area, streets] → sillonner; [+ world] → sillonner
vi [eyes]
Agnew's eyes roved, taking everything in → Agnew promenait le regard, sans perdre le moindre détail.
rove about
rove around vt fus [+ place] [person] → sillonner; [eyes] → parcourirroving reporter nreporter m volant
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rove

vi (person)umherwandern or -ziehen; (eyes)umherwandern or -schweifen; to rove over something (eyes)über etw (acc)schweifen or wandern
vt countryside, streetswandern or ziehen durch, durchwandern or -ziehen
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rove

(rəuv) verb
to wander; to roam. He roved (through) the streets.
ˈrover noun
ˈroving adjective
a roving band of robbers.
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