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wander

Pronunciation: /ˈwɒndə/
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Definition of wander

verb

[no object]
  • 1 [with adverbial of direction] walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way:I wandered through the narrow streets
  • [with object] travel aimlessly through or over (an area):he found her wandering the streets
  • (of a road or river) meander: the narrow road wanders along the foreshore
  • 2move slowly away from a fixed point or place:please don’t wander off again figurativehis attention had wandered
  • 3be unfaithful to one’s regular sexual partner: he had married her and he was not going to be allowed to wander

noun

  • an act or instance of wandering:she’d go on wanders like that in her nightgown

Origin:

Old English wandrian, of West Germanic origin; related to wend and wind2

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