wander

Forms

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): wander
past (v2): wandered
past participle (v3): wandered
present participle: wandering
3rd person singular: wanders

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: wanders

Definitions

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
- They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins.
2.To stray; stray from one's course; err.
- A writer wanders from his subject.
3.To commit adultery.
4.To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.Deviation from a correct or normal value.
2.An act or instance of wandering.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3572

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Uncommon
Academic: Rare
Literature: Uncommon

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Etymology

From Middle English wandren, from Old English wandrian (“to wander, roam, fly around, hover; change; stray, err”), from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn (“to wander”), from *wandōn (“to turn, change”) + *-rōn (frequentative suffix).

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

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Synonyms

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.