wander
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dər verb (used without object)
1.
to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth.
2.
to go aimlessly, indirectly, or casually; meander: The river wanders among the rocks.
3.
to extend in an irregular course or direction: Foothills wandered off to the south.
4.
to move, pass, or turn idly, as the hand or the eyes.
5.
(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.
verb (used with object)
9.
to travel about, on, or through: He wandered the streets.
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noun
10.
Mechanics. the drift of a gyroscope or a similar device.
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wander (ˈwɒndə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (also tr) to move or travel about, in, or through (a place) without any definite purpose or destination |
| 2. | to proceed in an irregular course; meander |
| 3. | to go astray, as from a path or course |
| 4. | (of the mind, thoughts, etc) to lose concentration or direction |
| 5. | to think or speak incoherently or illogically |
| —n | |
| 6. | the act or an instance of wandering |
| [Old English wandrian; related to Old Frisian wandria, Middle Dutch, Middle High German wanderen] | |
| 'wanderer | |
| —n | |
| 'wandering | |
| —adj, —n | |
| 'wanderingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
wander
O.E. wandrian "move about aimlessly, wander," from W.Gmc. *wandrojan (cf. O.Fris. wondria, M.L.G., M.Du. wanderen, Ger. wandern "to wander," a variant form of the root represented in O.H.G. wantalon "to walk, wander"), from base *wend- "to turn" (see wind (v.)). In ref. to
the mind, affections, etc., attested from c.1400. The Wandering Jew of Christian legend first mentioned 13c. (cf. Fr. le juif errant, Ger. der ewige Jude).
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Example sentences
Scores of backpackers, boaters, and private pilots will wander off course this month and get lost.
But that makes it a quiet, uncrowded spot to wander and get a feel for the ancients.
So as you wander the zoo's landscaped paths, give the other animals their due.
They didn't know where to go, were afraid to wander off, so they were miserable.
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