wander

wander
[[t]wɒ̱ndə(r)[/t]]
wanders, wandering, wandered
1) VERB If you wander in a place, you walk around there in a casual way, often without intending to go in any particular direction.

[V prep/adv] When he got bored he wandered around the fair...

[V prep/adv] They wandered off in the direction of the nearest store...

[V n] Those who do not have relatives to return to are left to wander the streets and sleep rough.

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N-SING: a N
Wander is also a noun.

A wander around any market will reveal stalls piled high with vegetables.

2) VERB If a person or animal wanders from a place where they are supposed to stay, they move away from the place without going in a particular direction.

[V adv/prep] Because Mother is afraid we'll get lost, we aren't allowed to wander far...

To keep their bees from wandering, beekeepers feed them sugar solutions.

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3) VERB If your mind wanders or your thoughts wander, you stop concentrating on something and start thinking about other things.

His mind would wander, and he would lose track of what he was doing...

Jarvis found his attention wandering...

[V prep/adv] Grace allowed her mind to wander to other things.

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4) VERB If your eyes wander, you stop looking at one thing and start looking around at other things.

[V prep/adv] His eyes wandered restlessly around the room...

[V prep/adv] His eyes kept wandering to the picture...

Read their body language. Are their eyes wandering or are they drumming the desk with their fingers?


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Wander — Wan der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wandering}.] [OE. wandren, wandrien, AS. wandrian; akin to G. wandern to wander; fr. AS. windan to turn. See {Wind} to turn.] [1913 Webster] 1. To ramble here and there without any certain …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • wander — [wän′dər] vi. [ME wandren < OE wandrian, akin to Ger wandern, akin ? to WEND, WIND1] 1. to move or go about aimlessly, without plan or fixed destination; ramble; roam 2. to go to a destination in a casual way or by an indirect route; idle;… …   English World dictionary

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  • wander — index digress, perambulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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