verb
ADVERB
▪ free , freely
▪
The animals were allowed to ~ free.
▪ widely
▪
the wild dog's instinct to ~ widely
▪ aimlessly
▪
He'd ~ed aimlessly for a few hours.
▪ about ( esp. BrE ), around
VERB + ROAM
▪ allow sb/sth to , let sb/sth
PREPOSITION
▪ about ( esp. BrE ), around
▪
They're ~ing around the countryside.
▪ across
▪
Wild camels ~ across the country.
▪ over
▪
Her eyes ~ed over him, assessing him.
▪ through
▪
Bears ~ through the town at night.
PHRASES
▪ the freedom to ~ , the right to ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
Ramblers are calling for the right to ~ to be made law.
▪ ~ the earth
▪
when dinosaurs ~ed the earth
Roam is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ dog , ↑ eye , ↑ gaze , ↑ hand , ↑ lion
Roam is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ countryside , ↑ earth , ↑ hallway , ↑ neighbourhood , ↑ plain , ↑ sea , ↑ street