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wander(2)(dictionary)
wander(1)(dictionary)
wander-year(dictionary)
wander 2, noun(dictionary)
dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
fog 2, verb(dictionary)
tot 2, verb(dictionary)
know 1, verb(dictionary)
top 3, verb(dictionary)

wander 1, verb (oh)



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1 ?without direction?
2 ?move away?
3 ?mind/thoughts?
4 ?conversation?
5 somebody's mind is wandering
6 ?eyes?
7 ?road/river?
8 ?hands?
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[Language: Old English; Origin: wandrian]
?WITHOUT DIRECTION?
[I and T] to walk slowly across or around an area, usually without a clear direction or purpose
wander in/through/around etc
::I'll wander around the mall for half an hour.
::She wandered aimlessly about the house.
::Ana wandered off to get a drink.
::He was found wandering the streets of New York.
?MOVE AWAY?
[I] also wander off
to walk away from where you are supposed to stay
::Don't let any of the kids wander off.
?MIND/THOUGHTS?
[I] if your mind, thoughts etc wander, you no longer pay attention to something, especially because you are bored or worried
::Mrs Snell's mind wandered and the voices went on and on.
?CONVERSATION?
[I] to start to talk about something not related to the main subject that you were talking about before
wander from/off
::Pauline started to wander from the point.
sb's mind is wandering
used to say that someone has become unable to think clearly, especially because they are old
?EYES?
[I] if your eyes or your gaze wanders, you look around slowly at different things or at all parts of something
::His gaze wandered round the room.
?ROAD/RIVER?
[I] if a road or a river wanders somewhere, it does not go straight but in curves
wander through/across/along
::The Missouri River wanders across several states.
?HANDS?
[I] if a man's hands wander, he touches the body of a woman he is with, especially where she does not want him to
::Be careful, he's got wandering hands .