rove
pronunciation
How to pronounce rove in British English:
UK [rəʊv]
How to pronounce rove in American English:
US [roʊv]
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- Verb:
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Word Origin
- rove (v.)
- "to wander with no fixed destination," 1530s (earliest sense was "to shoot arrows at a mark selected at pleasure or at random," late 15c.); possibly a Midlands dialectal variant of northern English and Scottish rave "to wander, stray," from Middle English raven, probably from Old Norse rafa "to wander, rove" (compare rave (v.)). Influenced by rover, if not a back-formation from it. Related: Roved; roving.
Example
- 1. Mr rove eventually fell because he tried to change american politics too much .
- 2. Targeted victory also helped karl rove 's super pac , american crossroads , place ads online .
- 3. Presidential advisor karl rove and former counsel harriet miers will be made available for questioning , but not testimony under oath .
- 4. With your love , rove all over the world .
- 5. Democratic senator and presidential contender barack obama said rove was the architect of a strategy that left the country more divided than any time in memory .