Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to roam
Participle: roamed
Gerund: roaming
Indicative
Present
| I | roam |
| you | roam |
| he;she;it | roams |
| we | roam |
| you | roam |
| they | roam |
Perfect
| I | have roamed |
| you | have roamed |
| he;she;it | has roamed |
| we | have roamed |
| you | have roamed |
| they | have roamed |
Past
| I | roamed |
| you | roamed |
| he;she;it | roamed |
| we | roamed |
| you | roamed |
| they | roamed |
Pluperfect
| I | had roamed |
| you | had roamed |
| he;she;it | had roamed |
| we | had roamed |
| you | had roamed |
| they | had roamed |
Future
| I | will roam |
| you | will roam |
| he;she;it | will roam |
| we | will roam |
| you | will roam |
| they | will roam |
Future Perfect
| I | will have roamed |
| you | will have roamed |
| he;she;it | will have roamed |
| we | will have roamed |
| you | will have roamed |
| they | will have roamed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | roam |
| you | roam |
| he;she;it | roam |
| we | roam |
| you | roam |
| they | roam |
Perfect
| I | have roamed |
| you | have roamed |
| he;she;it | have roamed |
| we | have roamed |
| you | have roamed |
| they | have roamed |
Imperfect
| I | roamed |
| you | roamed |
| he;she;it | roamed |
| we | roamed |
| you | roamed |
| they | roamed |
Pluperfect
| I | had roamed |
| you | had roamed |
| he;she;it | had roamed |
| we | had roamed |
| you | had roamed |
| they | had roamed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would roam |
| you | would roam |
| he;she;it | would roam |
| we | would roam |
| you | would roam |
| they | would roam |
Perfect
| I | would have roamed |
| you | would have roamed |
| he;she;it | would have roamed |
| we | would have roamed |
| you | would have roamed |
| they | would have roamed |
Imperative
| you | roam |
| we | Let's roam |
| you | roam |
Verbs conjugated like 'roam'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'roam'
foam,
goam,
loam,
ram,
ream,
roap,
roar,
room,
bam,
beam,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- wander
- stray, traipse, travel, stroll, ramble, range, rove, traverse
Antonyms
- wander
- settle, remain, stay, perch
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English romen, from Old English rāmian, from Proto-Germanic *raimōną (“to wander”), from *raim- (“to move, raise”), from *h₃reyH- (“to move, lift, flow”). Akin to Old English ārǣman (“to arise, stand up, lift up”), Old High German rāmēn (“to aim”) ( > archaic German rahmen (“to strive”)), Middle Dutch rammen (“to night-wander, to copulate”), rammelen (“to wander about, ramble”). More at ramble. See: Middle English '
romen', German, old spelling '
rahmen'.
Verbs referencing "roam"
Dutch
ramen.
Sample Sentences
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[...] life, and become preternaturally knowing in consequence. Every pig knows where he lives, much better than anybody could tell him. At this hour, just as evening is closing in, you will see them roaming towards bed by scores, eating their way to the last. Occasionally, some youth among them who has over-eaten himself, or has been worried by dogs, trots shrinkingly homeward, like a prodigal son: [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)