Rove
verb
To move around without a specific destination or purpose.
She loved to rove around the city on her days off.
verb
To look or gaze around.
His eyes roved around the room, taking in all the details.
verb
In a maritime context, to pass a rope through something.
He quickly roved the rope through the pulley.
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Technical
noun
A journey without a pre-determined route.
They set off for a rove around the countryside.
verb
To move around without a specific destination or purpose.
She loved to rove around the city on her days off.
verb
To look or gaze around.
His eyes roved around the room, taking in all the details.
verb
In a maritime context, to pass a rope through something.
He quickly roved the rope through the pulley.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A journey without a pre-determined route.
They set off for a rove around the countryside.
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Purposeful Wandering
Implies constant movement without a planned path, focusing on the process rather than the destination.
On vacation, they would rove through the streets, discovering hidden gems.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe the exploration of ideas or possibilities.
Her mind roved through various solutions to the complex problem.
Pro Tip 1/2Purposeful Wandering
Implies constant movement without a planned path, focusing on the process rather than the destination.
On vacation, they would rove through the streets, discovering hidden gems.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe the exploration of ideas or possibilities.
Her mind roved through various solutions to the complex problem.
Pro Tip 1/2Purposeful Wandering
Implies constant movement without a planned path, focusing on the process rather than the destination.
On vacation, they would rove through the streets, discovering hidden gems.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe the exploration of ideas or possibilities.
Her mind roved through various solutions to the complex problem.
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The Curious Life of a...
Instead of being a roving geologist, it's a roving biologist. It's job is to look for past places on Mars that could have sustained life. We get to shoot a laser at the rock. Now why did we do that? Instead of having to go over and touch every rock and taste every rock... like we said before, we can actually fire the laser at the rock,
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How civilization could...
Global governance is a term that's definitely way out of fashion right now, but could you make the case that throughout history, the history of humanity is that at every stage of technological power increase, people have reorganized and sort of centralized the power. So, for example, when a roving band of criminals
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The rise and fall of the...
characterised by invasions from Norway and Ireland, and intense feuding between princes. But his descendants held on to power, building coastal fortresses, roving the seaways, throwing themselves into epic battles, and consolidating control over an impressive maritime kingdom.
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Steve Winter: On the...
day this is a market and they're showing the people about poaching and talking to them about wildlife talking to them to them about cutting down trees and the problem with mudslides and watersheds and things like this it was great I'm people got very excited so this roving
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Paul MacCready: Flying...
In effect a pair of roving eyeglasses, a cutting-edge example of where miniaturization can lead if the operator is remote from the vehicle. It is convenient to carry, assemble, and launch by hand. Battery-powered, it is silent and rarely noticed.
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Paul MacCready: Nature...
in effect, a pair of roving eyeglasses. A cutting-edge example of where miniaturization can lead if the operator is remote from the vehicle. It is convenient to carry, assemble and launch by hand. Battery-powered, it is silent and rarely noticed.
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Training Critical...
level where the majority of our people are the everyday we had a vision to transform the everyday into a roving University a system where you kids don't have to go to live their village in order to go to the city to get an
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3 moons and a planet...
Our higher resolution images show deltas and river valleys and gulleys that were there in the past. And in fact, Curiosity -- which has been roving on the surface now for about three years --
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Robots Hunting for Life...
Perseverance has been in the making for a very long time. And it's a roving scientific suite of instruments. It's a moving laboratory. And it's absolutely incredible the things it can do.
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Mars Curiosity Rover...
will spend two years roving the Mars surface investigating whether the region ever offered conditions favorable for life
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The Curious Life of a...
Instead of being a roving geologist, it's a roving biologist. It's job is to look for past places on Mars that could have sustained life. We get to shoot a laser at the rock. Now why did we do that? Instead of having to go over and touch every rock and taste every rock... like we said before, we can actually fire the laser at the rock,
Video examples
How civilization could...
Global governance is a term that's definitely way out of fashion right now, but could you make the case that throughout history, the history of humanity is that at every stage of technological power increase, people have reorganized and sort of centralized the power. So, for example, when a roving band of criminals
Video examples
The rise and fall of the...
characterised by invasions from Norway and Ireland, and intense feuding between princes. But his descendants held on to power, building coastal fortresses, roving the seaways, throwing themselves into epic battles, and consolidating control over an impressive maritime kingdom.
Video examples
Steve Winter: On the...
day this is a market and they're showing the people about poaching and talking to them about wildlife talking to them to them about cutting down trees and the problem with mudslides and watersheds and things like this it was great I'm people got very excited so this roving
Video examples
Paul MacCready: Flying...
In effect a pair of roving eyeglasses, a cutting-edge example of where miniaturization can lead if the operator is remote from the vehicle. It is convenient to carry, assemble, and launch by hand. Battery-powered, it is silent and rarely noticed.
Video examples
Paul MacCready: Nature...
in effect, a pair of roving eyeglasses. A cutting-edge example of where miniaturization can lead if the operator is remote from the vehicle. It is convenient to carry, assemble and launch by hand. Battery-powered, it is silent and rarely noticed.
Video examples
Training Critical...
level where the majority of our people are the everyday we had a vision to transform the everyday into a roving University a system where you kids don't have to go to live their village in order to go to the city to get an
Video examples
3 moons and a planet...
Our higher resolution images show deltas and river valleys and gulleys that were there in the past. And in fact, Curiosity -- which has been roving on the surface now for about three years --
Video examples
Robots Hunting for Life...
Perseverance has been in the making for a very long time. And it's a roving scientific suite of instruments. It's a moving laboratory. And it's absolutely incredible the things it can do.
Video examples
Mars Curiosity Rover...
will spend two years roving the Mars surface investigating whether the region ever offered conditions favorable for life
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Brandon Webb
American Soldier
The 'Patriot Act,' 'Enhancing domestic security,' and 'Protect America' all sound great - until you realize that they're catch phrases for programs that contain roving wire taps without a warrant and the collection and sale of your personal information to the U.S. government.
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Pete Hamill
American Journalist
As a master of graphic creation, as teacher, historian, and roving ambassador of comics, Jerry Robinson has ensured that future generations of talented kids will continue to imagine and then put marks on paper.
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Jonathan Zittrain
American Educator
Enterprising law-enforcement officers with a warrant can flick a distant switch and turn a standard mobile phone into a roving mic or eavesdrop on occupants of cars equipped with travel assistance systems.
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Molly Ivins
American Journalist
Rove, of course, is an exceptionally good, exceptionally skillful campaign guy, and Bush himself is really gifted at the political end of politics. But he's always been, as he says, misunderestimated.
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Elinor Lipman
American Novelist
I was a roving guard on the Lowell Hebrew Community Center's girls' basketball team all through high school. My specialty was stealing the ball, but my only shot was a lay-up.
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Alfred Lord Tennyson
British Poet
Guard your roving thoughts with a jealous care, for speech is but the dealer of thoughts, and every fool can plainly read in your words what is the hour of your thoughts.
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Maximillian Degenerez
Portuguese Artist
Dig into life with wild roving abandon, opening your mind to the delicious possibilities that perplex the mind, entice the heart, and excite the spirit.
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Thomas Cole
American Artist
None know how often the hand of God is seen in a wilderness but them that rove it for a man's life.
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Kenneth Williams
British Actor
I see myself as a roving mosquito, choosing it's target.
Quote examples
Brandon Webb
American Soldier
The 'Patriot Act,' 'Enhancing domestic security,' and 'Protect America' all sound great - until you realize that they're catch phrases for programs that contain roving wire taps without a warrant and the collection and sale of your personal information to the U.S. government.
Quote examples
Pete Hamill
American Journalist
As a master of graphic creation, as teacher, historian, and roving ambassador of comics, Jerry Robinson has ensured that future generations of talented kids will continue to imagine and then put marks on paper.
Quote examples
Jonathan Zittrain
American Educator
Enterprising law-enforcement officers with a warrant can flick a distant switch and turn a standard mobile phone into a roving mic or eavesdrop on occupants of cars equipped with travel assistance systems.
Quote examples
Molly Ivins
American Journalist
Rove, of course, is an exceptionally good, exceptionally skillful campaign guy, and Bush himself is really gifted at the political end of politics. But he's always been, as he says, misunderestimated.
Quote examples
Elinor Lipman
American Novelist
I was a roving guard on the Lowell Hebrew Community Center's girls' basketball team all through high school. My specialty was stealing the ball, but my only shot was a lay-up.
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Alfred Lord Tennyson
British Poet
Guard your roving thoughts with a jealous care, for speech is but the dealer of thoughts, and every fool can plainly read in your words what is the hour of your thoughts.
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Maximillian Degenerez
Portuguese Artist
Dig into life with wild roving abandon, opening your mind to the delicious possibilities that perplex the mind, entice the heart, and excite the spirit.
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Thomas Cole
American Artist
None know how often the hand of God is seen in a wilderness but them that rove it for a man's life.
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Kenneth Williams
British Actor
I see myself as a roving mosquito, choosing it's target.
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