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roverove /rəʊv $ roʊv/ verb  roveOrigin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from rave ‘to wander’ (14-19 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language VERB TABLErove |
Present | I, you, we, they | rove | | he, she, it | roves | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | roved | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have roved | | he, she, it | has roved | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had roved | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rove | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have roved |
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Present | I | am roving | | he, she, it | is roving | | you, we, they | are roving | Past | I, he, she, it | was roving | | you, we, they | were roving | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been roving | | he, she, it | has been roving | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been roving | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be roving | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been roving |
- Bands of armed men rove the countryside.
- Benedict's eyes roved over her sleeping body.
- But by now he was less than happy with his wife Sara Fricker, and his eye was roving.
- He refused to be awed by Rome when he visited the Eternal City in 1926 as roving ambassador-at-large.
- His eyes roved boldly over her sleeping body.
- It was in her desperate kisses, the way she clutched at him, her hands roving possessively, staking out claims.
- Restless cars and people, mostly young, roved aimlessly, exploring the summer night.
- She remained the faithful wife but Richard certainly appears to have had the licence to rove.
NOUN► eye· His eyes roved boldly over her sleeping body.· But by now he was less than happy with his wife Sara Fricker, and his eye was roving.· Looking hard at the castle, sketchbook in hand, I allowed the corner of my eye to rove the tinker camp. 1[intransitive, transitive] written to travel from one place to another SYN roam: a salesman roving the country2roving reporter someone who works for a newspaper or television company and moves from place to place3[intransitive] if someone’s eyes rove, they look continuously from one part of something to anotherrove over/around Benedict’s eyes roved boldly over her sleeping body.4have a roving eye old-fashioned to always be looking for a chance to have romantic relationships – often used humorously |