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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 |
adverb + (v.)wander
occasionally
(v.)wander
+ adverb
afield, aimlessly, alone, along, around, downstairs, downtown, freely, off, outside, over, past, randomly, restlessly, through, upstairs, wherever
(v.)wander
+ noun
aisle,
alley,
backyard,
bookstore,
cemetery,
corridor,
countryside,
courtyard,
dark,
daze,
desert,
fog,
garden,
hall,
hallway,
jungle,
kitchen,
labyrinth,
livestock,
lobby,
mall,
maze,
meadow,
mile,
parking,
path,
room,
ruin,
street,
wilderness,
wood
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| derivation: |
wanderer (n.) |
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