wander
wander
(ˈwɒndə
) verb (mainly intransitive)
1 (also transitive) 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
▷ noun
6 the act or an instance of wandering
[Old English wandrian; related to Old Frisian wandria, Middle Dutch, Middle High German wanderen]
> ˈwanderer
noun
> ˈwandering adjective, noun
> ˈwanderingly adverb
