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