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- pronunciation:
- wan
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
wanders, wandering, wandered |
| definition 1: |
to move about with no purpose, aim, or plan, or at no definite pace; roam.
We wandered in the park, engrossed in conversation.- synonyms:
- ramble, range, roam, rove
- similar words:
- amble, bat around, divagate, drift, maunder, meander, mill, mope, mosey, peregrinate, stray, stroll, traipse, tramp
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| definition 2: |
to take a wrong turn or go astray.
Some boys wandered off from the group.As the speaker droned on, my attention wandered.- synonyms:
- straggle, stray
- similar words:
- drift, drop back
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| definition 3: |
to extend in a rambling, irregular direction.
The path wanders through the forest.- synonyms:
- meander, range, roam, stray
- similar words:
- ramble, straggle
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| definition 4: |
to think unclearly; be delirious.
The illness was making his mind wander.- synonyms:
- stray
- similar words:
- drift, ramble, range, rave, roam, rove
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| related words: |
deviate, digress, err, mistake, tool, walk |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to travel across, through, or in, esp. in a seemingly aimless manner.
He wandered the continents.- synonyms:
- ramble, roam, rove, traverse
- similar words:
- peregrinate, prowl, range
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| related words: |
stroll, tour, tramp, voyage, walk |
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| derivation: |
wanderer (n.) |
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