wander
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wander¹
- /ˈwɒndə/ UK
- /ˈwɑndɚ/ US
- /ˈwʊndə/
- /ˈwʌndə/
Rhymes with -ɒndə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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). Cognate with Scots wander (“to wander”), German wandern (“to wander, roam, hike, migrate”), Dutch wandelen (“to wander, roam, hike, migrate”), Danish vandre (“to wander, roam, hike, migrate”), Swedish vandra (“to wander, hike”).
verb wanders · wandering · wandered
- To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood. to wander over the fields
- To stray; stray from one's course; err. A writer wanders from his subject.
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To commit adultery.
Similar: cheat
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To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
Similar: drift
- Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.
noun wanders
- An act or instance of wandering. to go for a wander in the park
- Deviation from a correct or normal value. baseline wander in ECG signals
Wander²
proper noun Wanders
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: roam, divagate, vagabond, stray, ramble, cheat on, cast, cheat, digress, betray, drift, rove, cuckold, range, swan, vagabondize
Translations
Every language
verb to move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood
| Español | vagar, divagar, errar, deambular, yirar, tunar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 돌아다니다 doradanida, 헤매다 hemaeda |
| 日本語 | ぶらつく buratsuku, さ迷う samayou, うろつく urotsuku |
| 中文 | 漫步 mànbù, 徘徊 páihuái |
| हिन्दी | भटकना bhaṭaknā, घूमना ghūmnā |
| Português | vagar, perambular, vadiar |
| Français | errer, vaguer, divaguer |
| Deutsch | umherstreifen, umherstreichen, herumziehen, stromern, zigeunern, schlendern |
| Italiano | errare, vagare, girovagare, passeggiare, bighellonare, vagabondare |
| Ελληνικά | τριγυρίζω trigyrízo, τριγυρνώ trigyrnó |
| Română | umbla, plimba, colinda, cutreiera |
| Русский | броди́ть brodítʹ, слоня́ться slonjátʹsja, блужда́ть bluždátʹ, шата́ться šatátʹsja, шляться šljatʹsja, скита́ться skitátʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | lang thang |
| العربية | تَجَوَّلَ tajawwala |
| עברית | שׁוֹטֵט shotét, תָּעָה ta'á |
verb to stray; stray from one's course; err
| Español | desviarse, descarriarse |
|---|---|
| Italiano | allontanarsi, svicolare, perdersi |
| עברית | תָּעָה ta'á |
verb to go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path
| Español | peregrinar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 迷う mayou |
| Deutsch | umherschweifen |
| Italiano | vagare, serpeggiare |
verb of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention
| Español | divagar, pajarear, pajaronear |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 横道にそれる yokomichi ni soreru |
| Deutsch | abschweifen |
| Italiano | divagare |
noun act or instance of wandering
| Português | vagueação, perambulação |
|---|---|
| Italiano | vagabondaggio |
| Ελληνικά | τριγύρισμα trigýrisma |
| Русский | стра́нствие stránstvije |
Talk about this word "wander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wander. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wander. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wander "wander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wander.Cite this
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