Wander Definition
wŏndər
wandered, wandering, wanders
verb
wandered, wandering, wanders
To move or go about aimlessly, without plan or fixed destination; ramble; roam.
Webster's New World
To roam through, in, or over without plan or destination.
To wander the world.
Webster's New World
To go to a destination in a casual way or by an indirect route; idle; stroll.
Webster's New World
To turn aside or astray (from a path, course, etc.); lose one's way.
Webster's New World
To stray from home, friends, familiar places, etc.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
- stay
- go direct
noun
wanders
The act or an instance of wandering.
American Heritage
Origin of Wander
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From Middle English wandren, wandrien, from Old English wandrian (“to wander, roam, fly around, hover; change; stray, err"), from Proto-Germanic *wandrōnÄ… (“to wander"), from Proto-Indo-European *wendÊ°- (“to turn, wind"), equivalent to wend +"Ž -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Scots wander (“to wander"), German wandern (“to wander, roam, hike, migrate"), Swedish vandra (“to wander, hike").
From Wiktionary
Middle English wanderen from Old English wandrian
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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