ROVE


Meaning of ROVE in English

rove /rəʊv $ roʊv/ BrE AmE verb

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from rave 'to wander' (14-19 centuries) , probably from a Scandinavian language ]

1 . [intransitive and transitive] written to travel from one place to another SYN roam :

a salesman roving the country

2 . roving reporter someone who works for a newspaper or television company and moves from place to place

3 . [intransitive] if someone’s eyes rove, they look continuously from one part of something to another

rove over/around

Benedict’s eyes roved boldly over her sleeping body.

4 . have a roving eye old-fashioned to always be looking for a chance to have romantic relationships – often used humorously

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.