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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.
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- to go aimlessly, indirectly, or casually; meander:
The river wanders among the rocks.
Synonyms:
- 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.
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- to deviate in conduct, belief, etc.; err; go astray:
Let me not wander from Thy Commandments.
- to think or speak confusedly or incoherently.
Synonyms: ,
- (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
/ ˈɒԻə /
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
- ˈɲԻԲ, adjectivenoun
- ˈɲԻ, noun
- ˈɲԻԲly, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ɲd· noun
- dzܳwd verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wander1
Example Sentences
Ware described Lucas Valley and Mary Silveira as “pretty open campuses” that lacked gates that might discourage outsiders from wandering onto the premises.
Oscar, a Columbian who would only give us his first name, was wandering the halls of the market with bags filled with fluffy bunnies and bears.
At the start of the novel, it’s been five years since Lucy was found wandering the streets covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood shortly after she was murdered.
Over the past few days, cardinals wandering around Rome were hounded by journalists trying to get a steer on what the conclave might yield.
Francis, meanwhile, continued his anthropological wanderings, carrying whatever insights or regrets he gained from that night into his studies of other cultures' sacred rituals.
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