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- pronunciation:
- wan
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 r
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
wanders, wandering, wandered |
| definition 1: |
to move about with no purpose, aim, or plan; roam.
We wandered through the halls until classes started.- synonyms:
- ramble, range, roam
- similar words:
- amble, drift, meander, mill, mope, stray, stroll
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| definition 2: |
to take a wrong turn or go the wrong way.
Some boys wandered from the group.My attention wandered during the long movie.- synonyms:
- straggle, stray
- similar words:
- drift, drop back
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| definition 3: |
to have trouble thinking clearly.
His mind is wandering because he is ill.- synonyms:
- stray
- similar words:
- drift, ramble, range, rave, roam
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| related words: |
deviate, walk |
| derivation: |
wanderer (n.) |
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