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goam

goam verb: to see, to recognize, to take notice of.

Verb

goam (third-person singular simple present goams, present participle goaming, simple past and past participle goamed)

  1. (rare) To see, to recognize, to take notice of.
    • One of Mr Scott's elders, who came from the west, used to meet Mrs Scott on her way to Jedburgh, when he never goamed her; but when he met her returning in the afternoon he always lifted his hat, and made obeisance.1866, The United Presbyterian magazine, page 359
    • He never goamed the lassie afterwards, and, in his despair, he began to drink, and drank heavily. He knew his rival by sight, and, knowing the road he would take to reach his home, Scott waylaid and beat him to death on Greenlaw Muir.1884, Charles Stuart, David Blythe: The Gipsy King : a Character Sketch, page 131

Forms of goam

third-person singular presentgoams
present participlegoaming
past participlegoamed
pastgoamed

Origin of goam

Variant of gorm/gaum, which see for more.

Questions about goam

What does goam mean?
Goam means to see, to recognize, to take notice of.
What part of speech is goam?
Goam is a verb.
What is the past tense of goam?
The past tense of goam is goamed.

Words near goam in the dictionary

  1. goaltenders
  2. goaltending
  3. goaltends
  4. goalward
  5. goalwards
  6. goam
  7. goamed
  8. goaming
  9. goams
  10. goan
  11. Goan'bilivaadhoo

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