Wander

Word WANDER
Character 6
Hyphenation wan der
Pronunciations /ˈwɒndə/

Definitions and meanings of "Wander"

What do we mean by wander?

To move about without a definite destination or purpose. intransitive verb

To go by an indirect route or at no set pace; amble. intransitive verb

To proceed in an irregular course; meander. intransitive verb

To behave in a manner that does not conform to morality or norms. intransitive verb

To turn the attention from one subject to another with little clarity or coherence of thought. intransitive verb

To be directed without an object or in various directions. intransitive verb

To wander across or through. intransitive verb

To be directed around or over. intransitive verb

The act or an instance of wandering. noun

In physical chemistry, to move hither and thither in every direction: said of the molecules of a liquid or of the molecules of two miscible liquids in contact with each other.

To ramble with out, or as if without, any certain course or object in view; travel or move from place to place; range about; roam; rove; stroll; stray.

To leave home or a settled place of abode; depart; migrate.

To depart from any settled course; go astray, as from the paths of duty; stray; de viate; err.

To lose one's way; be lost.

To think or speak incoherently; rave; be de lirious.

Synonyms 1-3. Roam, Rove, etc. (see ramble), straggle.

Swerve, digress.

To travel over without a cer tain course; stroll through; traverse.

To lead astray; cause to lose the way or become lost.

To travel over without a certain course; to traverse; to stroll through. transitive verb

The act or instance of wandering.

The situation where a value or signal etc. deviates from the correct or normal value.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Wander

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The word "wander" in example sentences

Not even a coach likely destined for the Hall of Fame, Bill Parcells, could help the Cowboys wander from the playoff desert in four seasons as head coach, losing twice. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Letting my mind wander is usually when I have the best ideas. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The goal is to win converts, that is people who will wander from the literary fiction aisle of B&N to the Fantasy & Sci-Fi section. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And then there's always that old Communion hymn with the line, "We pray for those who wander from the fold/O bring them back, Good Shepherd of the sheep/Back to the Faith which saints believed of old,/Back to the Church, which still that Faith doth keep." ❋ Unknown (2009)

I feared to wander from the sight of my fellow-creatures, lest when alone he should come to claim his companion. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He let his gaze wander from the ordered stacks of papers on his desk to the expanse of woodland visible through the loft window. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Are we to wander is some strange wilderness, aimlessly without direction. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But the only place my eyes can wander is to the nylon displays a few yards away. ❋ Unknown (2002)

It is particularly disconcerting for me today, because I know so many of the people in the room, and that arouses the most unspeakerly temptation to let my mind wander from the text, trying to decide which half of the audience is which. ❋ Unknown (1988)

It was as if an unwritten law of American journalism had evolved, stating that the greater the institutional platform, and the more power it has to influence public opinion, the more carefully it must be used and the less it must wander from the accepted norms of American society. ❋ Unknown (1976)

I will not attempt to support this argument here with systematic quantitative evidence, although it is possible to develop measures which show how far middle-class speakers can wander from the point. ❋ Unknown (1972)

Thus, a man with money at his command could wander from the Dutch room, where, in the picturesque surroundings of a Dutch kitchen, _croupiers_ in the costume of Holland ministered to his needs, to the Japanese room, where his coin would be raked in by quite passable imitations of the Samurai. ❋ Unknown (1928)

He let his gaze wander from the sofa to the leaf-table, from the leaf-table to the fireplace. ❋ Unknown (1922)

Again we told her not to wander from the point, – did the Oxbridge professors help to produce good people and good books? ❋ Unknown (1921)

His daughter sat there, too, with an open book on her lap, and a dreamy look in her deep blue eyes that would wander from the printed page to the beautiful scene before her. ❋ Pauline Elizabeth (1902)

From this we derive our word wander, i.e., to roam, and wandering, i.e., moving and continually restless. ❋ Unknown (1900)

– Will you believe that I ever suffer my thoughts to wander from the employment of my hands? ❋ Unknown (1832)

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