Wander (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
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Meaning 2
Go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 4
To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
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Meaning 5
Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- Homeless people often wander the city streets at night, searching for shelter and food.
- The cattle will wander across the fields and meadows, grazing on whatever they find.
- The artist spent years wandering the country, searching for inspiration for her next painting.
- After losing his job, he began to wander from town to town, looking for work.
- The travelers decided to wander off the beaten path to explore the dense forest.