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- DictionaryWan·der/ˈwändər/
verb
- 1. walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way: "he wandered aimlessly through the narrow streets"
noun
- 1. an act or instance of wandering: "she'd go on wanders like that in her nightgown"
Oxford Collocations Dictionary. [intransitive] (of a person’s mind or thoughts) to stop being directed on something and to move without much control to other ideas, subjects, etc. synonym drift. It's easy to be distracted and let your attention wander. Try not to let your mind wander.
1. ( also tr) to move or travel about, in, or through (a place) without any definite purpose or destination. 2. to proceed in an irregular course; meander. 3. to go astray, as from a path or course. 4. (of the mind, thoughts, etc) to lose concentration or direction. 5. to think or speak incoherently or illogically.
The verb wander describes something that has lost track. If you're watching a boring movie, your mind might begin to wander. If you don't have a clear goal, you could wander too — meaning you drift aimlessly. When you wander mentally, your thoughts get lost.
4 days ago · 1. verb. If you wander in a place, you walk around there in a casual way, often without intending to go in any particular direction. When he got bored he wandered around the fair. [VERB preposition/adverb] They wandered off in the direction of the nearest store. [VERB preposition/adverb]
[intransitive, transitive] to walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction + adv./prep. She wandered aimlessly around the streets. We wandered back toward the car. wander something The child was found wandering the streets alone. Join us.
to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth. to go aimlessly, indirectly, or casually; meander: The river wanders among the rocks. to extend in an irregular course or direction: Foothills wandered off to the south.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English wan‧der1 /ˈwɒndə $ ˈwɑːndər/ S3 verb 1 without direction [ intransitive, transitive] 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.
