wander
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒndə(r)
[edit] Noun
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wander (plural wanders)
- The act or instance of wandering.
- To go for a wander
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[edit] Verb
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to wander (third-person singular simple present wanders, present participle wandering, simple past and past participle wandered)
- (intransitive) To move without purpose; often in search of livelihood.
- (intransitive) To commit adultery.
- (intransitive) To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
- (intransitive) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.
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- (move without purpose): err, roam
- (commit adultery): cheat
- (go somewhere indirectly):
- (lose focus): drift
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move without purpose
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commit adultery
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go somewhere indirectly
of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention