"rove" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹəʊv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹoʊv/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rove.wav [Southern-England] Forms: roves [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊv Etymology: Probably from Middle English *roven, a Midlands variant of Northern Middle English raven (“to wander”), from Old Norse ráfa (“to rove; stray about”). Cognate with Icelandic ráfa (“to wander”), Scots rave (“to wander; stray; roam”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*roven}} Middle English *roven, {{inh|en|enm|raven||to wander}} Middle English raven (“to wander”), {{der|en|non|ráfa||to rove; stray about}} Old Norse ráfa (“to rove; stray about”), {{cog|is|ráfa||to wander}} Icelandic ráfa (“to wander”), {{cog|sco|rave||to wander; stray; roam}} Scots rave (“to wander; stray; roam”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rove (plural roves)
  1. A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boatbuilding.
    Sense id: en-rove-en-noun-VlswVxPL
  2. A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and lightly twisted, preparatory to further processing; a roving.
    Sense id: en-rove-en-noun-~X2HOMhg
  3. The act of wandering; a ramble. Categories (topical): Gaits
    Sense id: en-rove-en-noun-jyShx5mo Disambiguation of Gaits: 9 4 15 3 17 14 3 5 5 5 5 7 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rove beetle
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɹəʊv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹoʊv/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rove.wav [Southern-England] Forms: roves [present, singular, third-person], roving [participle, present], roved [participle, past], roved [past]
Rhymes: -əʊv Etymology: Probably from Middle English *roven, a Midlands variant of Northern Middle English raven (“to wander”), from Old Norse ráfa (“to rove; stray about”). Cognate with Icelandic ráfa (“to wander”), Scots rave (“to wander; stray; roam”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*roven}} Middle English *roven, {{inh|en|enm|raven||to wander}} Middle English raven (“to wander”), {{der|en|non|ráfa||to rove; stray about}} Old Norse ráfa (“to rove; stray about”), {{cog|is|ráfa||to wander}} Icelandic ráfa (“to wander”), {{cog|sco|rave||to wander; stray; roam}} Scots rave (“to wander; stray; roam”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} rove (third-person singular simple present roves, present participle roving, simple past and past participle roved)
  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To shoot with arrows (at). Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-rove-en-verb-A2Yh-OQh
  2. (intransitive) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Gaits Translations (to wander about at random): скитам (skitam) (Bulgarian), бродя (brodja) (Bulgarian), блуждая (bluždaja) (Bulgarian), vagi (Esperanto), kuljeskella (Finnish), sich herumtreiben (German), umherschweifen (German), barangol (Hungarian), vappa (Icelandic), girovagare (Italian), vagabondare (Italian), vagor (Latin), błądzić [imperfective] (Polish), стра́нствовать (stránstvovatʹ) (Russian), скитаться (skitatʹsja) (Russian), deambular (Spanish), vagar (Spanish), flacka (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-rove-en-verb-JPHv9JPS Disambiguation of Gaits: 9 4 15 3 17 14 3 5 5 5 5 7 7 Disambiguation of 'to wander about at random': 1 78 13 0 1 3 2 2
  3. (transitive) To roam or wander through. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Gaits
    Sense id: en-rove-en-verb-n9Hrmiro Disambiguation of Gaits: 9 4 15 3 17 14 3 5 5 5 5 7 7
  4. (transitive) To card wool or other fibres. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-rove-en-verb-sNG~MHP~
  5. To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
    Sense id: en-rove-en-verb-KCTAJHbg
  6. To draw through an eye or aperture.
    Sense id: en-rove-en-verb-hV9nsHjZ
  7. To plough into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.
    Sense id: en-rove-en-verb-DGjPaouJ
  8. To practice robbery on the seas; to voyage about on the seas as a pirate.
    Sense id: en-rove-en-verb-zHb8mLdz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rover, roved, roving Related terms: reeve
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɹəʊv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹoʊv/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rove.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -əʊv Etymology: Inflected forms. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} rove
  1. simple past of rive Tags: form-of, past Form of: rive
    Sense id: en-rove-en-verb-7gLI21y4
  2. simple past of reeve Tags: form-of, past Form of: reeve
    Sense id: en-rove-en-verb-3tQSupl~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ɹoʊv/",
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        "General-American"
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}
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    }
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        "To shoot with arrows (at)."
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          "shoot"
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          "text": "And a rovin’, a rovin’, a rovin’ I'll go / For a pair of brown eyes",
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        }
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        ],
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          "wander"
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          "about"
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        [
          "random",
          "random"
        ],
        [
          "wide",
          "wide"
        ],
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          "area"
        ]
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        "(intransitive) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area."
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        "intransitive"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To roam or wander through."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To roam or wander through."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
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        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        }
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        "To card wool or other fibres."
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          "card"
        ],
        [
          "wool",
          "wool"
        ],
        [
          "fibre",
          "fibre"
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        "(transitive) To card wool or other fibres."
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        "transitive"
      ]
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    {
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        "To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning."
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          "twist"
        ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To draw through an eye or aperture."
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          "draw"
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        [
          "eye",
          "eye"
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        [
          "aperture",
          "aperture"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To plough into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together."
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          "plough",
          "plough"
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        [
          "ridge",
          "ridge"
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        [
          "earth",
          "earth"
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        [
          "furrow",
          "furrow"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To practice robbery on the seas; to voyage about on the seas as a pirate."
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          "robbery"
        ],
        [
          "voyage",
          "voyage"
        ],
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          "pirate",
          "pirate"
        ]
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ɹəʊv/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ɹoʊv/",
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        "General-American"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "skitam",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "скитам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "brodja",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "бродя"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bluždaja",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "блуждая"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "vagi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "kuljeskella"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "sich herumtreiben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "umherschweifen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "barangol"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "vappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "girovagare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "vagabondare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "vagor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "błądzić"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stránstvovatʹ",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "стра́нствовать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skitatʹsja",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "скитаться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "deambular"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "vagar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to wander about at random",
      "word": "flacka"
    }
  ],
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}

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    }
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        "3": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "to wander; stray; roam"
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          "copper"
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      ]
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    {
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        "A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and lightly twisted, preparatory to further processing; a roving."
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          "roll"
        ],
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          "sliver"
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          "wool",
          "wool"
        ],
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          "cotton",
          "cotton"
        ],
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          "roving",
          "roving"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The act of wandering; a ramble."
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ɹəʊv/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ɹoʊv/",
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        "General-American"
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  "etymology_templates": [],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
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        }
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        "simple past of rive"
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ɹoʊv/",
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        "General-American"
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        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
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}

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