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wander
[ won-der ]
verb (used without object)
- to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray:
to wander over the earth.
- to go aimlessly, indirectly, or casually; meander:
The river wanders among the rocks.
Synonyms: saunter
- to extend in an irregular course or direction:
Foothills wandered off to the south.
- to move, pass, or turn idly, as the hand or the eyes.
- (of the mind, thoughts, desires, etc.) to take one direction or another without conscious intent or control:
His attention wandered as the speaker droned on.
- to stray from a path, place, companions, etc.:
During the storm the ship wandered from its course.
- to deviate in conduct, belief, etc.; err; go astray:
Let me not wander from Thy Commandments.
- to think or speak confusedly or incoherently.
- (of a person with a mental disorder or cognitive impairment) to move about or walk in a seemingly aimless or random manner.
verb (used with object)
- to travel about, on, or through:
He wandered the streets.
noun
- Mechanics. the drift of a gyroscope or a similar device.
wander
/ ˈwɒndə /
verb
- also tr to move or travel about, in, or through (a place) without any definite purpose or destination
- to proceed in an irregular course; meander
- to go astray, as from a path or course
- (of the mind, thoughts, etc) to lose concentration or direction
- to think or speak incoherently or illogically
noun
- the act or an instance of wandering
Derived Forms
- ˈwandering, adjectivenoun
- ˈwanderer, noun
- ˈwanderingly, adverb
Other Words From
- wander·er noun
- outwander verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of wander1
Example Sentences
“I was just wandering around the village area just now and much of the retail is gone,” he said.
But as she wandered through the wreckage on Thursday, she stepped amid cinders left by the flames that had swarmed the land and erased the life she had built.
In no time at all, Amy is wandering the halls, peeking in on patients, getting underfoot.
Medical student Hadi Nazari went missing on Boxing Day after he wandered off to take photos during a hike with his friends in Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy Mountains region.
In a third, at an age where most children can barely conceive of double digits, the toddler wanders to the camera and gleefully shouts "one hundred and eighty".
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