Wander
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɒndə/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Wander is a verb meaning (intransitive) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
Meaning
(intransitive) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To stray; stray from one's course; err.
- (intransitive) To commit adultery.
- (intransitive) To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
- (intransitive) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.
- (countable) An act or instance of wandering.
- (uncountable, of a value, signal or similar) Deviation from a correct or normal value.
Example Sentences
to wander over the fields
to go for a wander in the park
baseline wander in ECG signals
A writer wanders from his subject.
Word Forms
- wanders
- wandering
- wandered
Synonyms for wander
Depending on context, synonyms include err, roam, cheat, drift, distract, scatter.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include roam, divagate, vagabond, stray, ramble, cast.
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