wander

wander
wan|der1 S3 [ˈwɔndə US ˈwa:ndər] v
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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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[: Old English; Origin: wandrian]
1.) ¦(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.
2.) ¦(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.
3.) ¦(MIND/THOUGHTS)¦
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.
4.) ¦(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.
5.) sb's mind is wandering
used to say that someone has become unable to think clearly, especially because they are old
6.) ¦(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.
7.) ¦(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.
8.) ¦(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 .
wander 2
wander2 [i]n [singular] BrE
a short relaxed walk
take/go for/have a wander
▪ I had a bit of a wander round the shops.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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