wander

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English wandrian.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

wander (plural wanders)

  1. The act or instance of wandering.
    To go for a wander

[edit] Translations

act or instance of wandering

[edit] Verb

wander (third-person singular simple present wanders, present participle wandering, simple past and past participle wandered)

  1. (intransitive) To move without purpose; often in search of livelihood.
  2. (intransitive) To commit adultery.
  3. (intransitive) To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
  4. (intransitive) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.

[edit] Synonyms

  • (move without purpose): err, roam
  • (commit adultery): cheat
  • (go somewhere indirectly):
  • (lose focus): drift

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

move without purpose
commit adultery
go somewhere indirectly
of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention

[edit] Anagrams

[edit] German

[edit] Verb

wander

  1. First-person singular present of wandern.
  2. Imperative singular of wandern.
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