roved
past simple and past participle ofrove
rove
verb[I+ adv/prep,T]
uk/rəʊv/us/roʊv/tomoveortravelaround anarea,especiallyalargeone:
Somevetsspendtheirtimerovingaroundin atrucktendingtohorsesandcattle.
And now alivereportfromourrovingreporter, Martin Jackson.
Hespentmost of hisliferoving theworldinsearchof hisfortune.
Synonyms
roam(MOVE AROUND)
wander(MOVE AROUND)
If someone'shandsoreyesrove, theytouchorlookin many differentplaces,especiallyin asexualway or when they should not do this:
Sheletherhandsrove over hissmoothhardmuscles.
By his ownadmissionhe had a rovingeyeand waseasilyinfatuated.
He wasmostlyquietalong the way,eyesroving theshore.
Travelling
- around Robin Hood's barnidiom
- backpack
- bag drop
- bourne
- bum
- bum around
- communication
- commuting
- connection
- gad about/around(somewhere)
- hitchhike
- move
- negotiate
- public transport
- shuttle
- swan
- taken
- tootle
- visa
- well travelled
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
General words for movement
Examplesofroved
roved
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
This was, however, interspersed with alternative convictions, that theyrovedabroad in physical form.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Yet during the last two or three hours the discussion hasrovedover every conceivable question both of political and religious importance.
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The carded fibres were combed, drawn, slubbed androved- they were then ready to be spun.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Clarkerovedaround the region acting as overseer of the department's operations.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Heckman described the songs as piecesrovedthrough unusual metric territory, with explosive accents bursting out of the rhythmic flow.
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- pick-holes-in-sth
- picking
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- pickle
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- pickled
- pickling
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- pick-me-up
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- pick 'n' mix
- pick-n-mix
- pick-of
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- pick-on
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- pick-on-sb
- pick on someone
- pick-on-someone-own-size
- pick on someone your own size
- pick-on-someone-your-own-size
- pick-out
- pick-over
- pick over something
- pick over sth