Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
route march
route step
router (1)
router (2)
routine
routinize
roux
Rouyn
rove (1)
rove (2)
rove (3)
rove beetle
rover (1)
rover (2)
rover (3)
Rover Scout
roving
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "rove" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

rove (1)

rove [ rōv ] (past and past participle roved, present participle rov·ing, 3rd person present singular roves)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb wander or travel aimlessly: to wander or travel with no definite purpose, often over a wide area, or travel over an area in this way

2. intransitive verb move in changing directions: to move, especially to look, in changing directions
as his gaze roved around the room

[Early 16th century. < ?]
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
MSN Shopping
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft