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- pronunciation:
- wan
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verb |
| inflections: |
wanders, wandering, wandered |
| definition 1: |
When you wander, you walk but you don't know exactly where you are going, or you don't care where you are going. People sometimes wander just for fun or because they are lost.
My dad and I like to wander in the woods. We like to look for things like toads and birds and funguses.The lost hiker wandered for miles before he figured out where he was.- synonyms:
- roam
- similar words:
- drift, stray
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| definition 2: |
When people or things wander, they take a wrong turn or go the wrong way.
As the class went through the museum, some kids wandered from the group.Ms. Allen's thoughts wandered during the long meeting.- synonyms:
- stray
- similar words:
- drift, drop back
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| derivation: |
wanderer (n.) |
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