Looking for the meaning of the word ROVE in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of ROVE with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Rove
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 15th century (originally a term in archery in the sense ‘shoot at a casual mark of undetermined range’): perhaps from dialect rave ‘to stray’, probably of Scandinavian origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rəʊv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander
Short Definition:travel constantly without fixed destination
Examples:- he spent most of the 1990s roving about the Caribbean
Word: Rove
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rəʊv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a journey, especially one with no specific destination; an act of wandering
Short Definition:journey
Examples:- a new exhibit will electrify campuses on its national rove
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