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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3027 COCA: 3183

wander

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
wander /ˈwɑːndɚ/ verb
wanders; wandered; wandering
wander
/ˈwɑːndɚ/
verb
wanders; wandered; wandering
Learner's definition of WANDER
1 
: to move around or go to different places usually without having a particular purpose or direction闲逛；游荡；徘徊
[no object]
[+ object]
2 
[no object] : to follow a path with many turns蜿蜒；曲折
3 
[no object] : to go away from a path, course, etc.偏离，走偏（道路、航线等）
— often used figuratively常用作比喻

— wander

noun, chiefly British [singular]

— wanderer

/ˈwɑːndɚrɚ/ noun, plural wanderers [count]

— wandering

adjective
◊ If you have a wandering eye, you look at and have sexual thoughts about other people even though you are already in a romantic relationship.（有伴侣却带着）色迷迷的眼神

— wandering

noun, plural wanderings [count]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3027 COCA: 3183

wander

verb

wan·​der ˈwän-dər How to pronounce wander (audio)
wandered; wandering ˈwän-d(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce wander (audio)

intransitive verb

1
a
: to move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal
b
: to go idly about : ramble
wandering around the house
2
: to follow a winding course : meander
3
a
: to go astray (as from a course) : stray
wandered away from the group
b
: to go astray morally : err
c
: to lose normal mental contact : stray in thought
his mind wandered

transitive verb

: to roam over
wandered the halls
wander noun
wanderer
ˈwän-dər-ər How to pronounce wander (audio)
noun

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for wander

wander, roam, ramble, rove, traipse, meander mean to go about from place to place usually without a plan or definite purpose.

wander implies an absence of or an indifference to a fixed course.

fond of wandering about the square just watching the people

roam suggests wandering about freely and often far afield.

liked to roam through the woods

ramble stresses carelessness and indifference to one's course or objective.

the speaker rambled on without ever coming to the point

rove suggests vigorous and sometimes purposeful roaming.

armed brigands roved over the countryside

traipse implies a course that is erratic but may sometimes be purposeful.

traipsed all over town looking for the right dress

meander implies a winding or intricate course suggestive of aimless or listless wandering.

the river meanders for miles through rich farmland

Example Sentences

I was just wandering around the house. They wandered down the street. Students were wandering the halls. He wandered away from the trail and got lost.
Recent Examples on the Web Set aside a day to casually wander and be sure to take plenty of pictures of Mt. Hood, which towers triumphantly over the scenery. Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Alfonso Herrera Salcedo, the cinematographer, frees the characters to wander across the screen, sometimes following them slowly in tracking shots as they get devoured by their surroundings. Dini Adanurani, Variety, 9 Aug. 2022 Arctic foxes, arctic hares, and the occasional polar bear all wander across the tundra in the province’s northern reaches. Outside Online, 25 July 2022 The spiders usually stay hidden during the day, but wander at night looking for small insects to eat. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 8 July 2022 The latest example of defensive ineptitude from Nebraska had prompted coach Fred Hoiberg to wander halfway across the court just to signal a merciful timeout. Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2021 Secure your yard, so the dog can’t wander away and get lost. Jan Hoffman, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Sometimes that open space houses a pool, so guests wander into the hallway and are hit with a tropical ambiance as hotel guests splash in the water and lounge in recliners poolside. cincinnati.com, 22 Aug. 2022 After checking in, participants can wander freely up and down Mount Vernon Avenue in search of music and drink specials, which vary by bar, or avail themselves of a trolley to move between locations. Briona Butler, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English wandren, from Old English wandrian; akin to Middle High German wandern to wander, Old English windan to wind, twist

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of wander was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing wander
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3027 COCA: 3183
wander

verb¹

 1move slowly around a place/go from place to place遊蕩；徘徊ADVERB | VERB + WANDER | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤slowly慢慢地閒逛▸➤aimlessly漫無目的地閒逛▸➤disconsolately, restlessly鬱鬱寡歡地遊蕩；焦躁不安地徘徊▸➤happily幸福地漫步▸➤at will, freely隨意地閒逛；自由地遊蕩◇The cattle are allowed to wander freely.牛群可以自由地四處走動。➤just, simply閒蕩而已；只是閒逛◇Simply wandering is a pleasure in itself.閒逛本身就是一種享受。➤far, farther, further, further afield (especially BrE) 漫遊到遠方；遊蕩到更遠的地方◇One day she wandered further afield.有一天她遊蕩到更遠的地方。➤about, across, along, around, away, back, in, off, out, over, round (especially BrE) 到處遊蕩；遛達到另一邊；向前閒逛；四處徘徊；走開；遛達回來；遛達進來；遛達離開；遛達出去；遛達過去◇He just wandered in one day and asked for a job.有一天，他轉悠到這兒來要找一份工作。VERB + WANDER➤be free to自由地遊蕩◇Visitors are free to wander through the gardens and woods.遊客可以自由自在地在花園和樹林中遊玩。➤allow sb/sth to, let sb/sth允許⋯閒逛；讓⋯遊蕩◇How could you let him wander off like that?你怎麼能讓他這樣走散了？PREPOSITION➤across, all over, along, among, around, down, in, into, out of, round, through, towards/toward逛到⋯另一邊；在⋯到處閒逛；沿着⋯閒蕩；在⋯中漫步；在⋯周圍徘徊；遛達進⋯；從⋯遛達出來；圍繞⋯閒逛；遛達着穿過⋯；向⋯遛達◇Don't go wandering all over the house!不要在房子裏到處轉悠！◇He wandered into a bar and ordered a drink.他轉悠進了一家酒吧，要了一杯酒。PHRASES➤find sb wandering發現某人閒逛◇They found him wandering around aimlessly.他們發現他漫無目的地四處閒逛。
wander

verb²

 2stop concentrating走神ADVERB | VERB + WANDER | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤a little有點兒走神VERB + WANDER➤begin to開始走神◇His attention was beginning to wander.他的注意力開始分散。➤allow sth to, let sth允許⋯離題；走神◇Lisa let her mind wander a little.莉薩走了一會兒神。PREPOSITION➤from, to注意力從⋯轉移／轉移到⋯◇My thoughts wandered from the exam questions to my interview the next day.我的心思從試題轉到了第二天的面試上。

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