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Britannica Dictionary definition of WANDER
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to move around or go to different places usually without having a particular purpose or direction
[no object]
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I was just wandering around the house.
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They wandered down the street.
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Don't let the children wander too far (off).
[+ object]
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Students were wandering the halls.
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She wandered the streets.
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[no object]
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to follow a path with many turns
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The river wanders [=meanders, winds] through the valley.
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[no object]
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to go away from a path, course, etc.
— often used figuratively
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He wandered away from the trail and got lost.
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We are wandering from our original plan.
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The speech wandered off the subject.
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The speech was boring and my attention/mind began to wander. [=I began to think about other things besides the speech]
— wander
noun, chiefly British [singular]-
Let's have/take a wander. = Let's go for a wander. [=let's take a walk]
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a solitary wanderer
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restless wanderers
— wandering
adjective-
wandering sailors
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a wandering stream/road
◊ 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.
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Her husband has a wandering eye.
— wandering
noun, plural wanderings [count]-
The travel writer describes his wanderings in this book.
