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1 Wander
v. intrans.P. and V. πλανᾶσθαι, περιπολεῖν (Plat. and Isoc.), ἀλᾶσθαι (Dem. 440, also Isoc.), V. οἰχνεῖν, στρέφεσθαι, στρωφᾶσθαι, ἀναστρωφᾶσθαι, ἀλαίνειν, ἀλητεύειν, φοιτᾶν.met., wander in mind or conversation: P. and V. πλανᾶσθαι, V. ἀλᾶσθαι, ἀλαίνειν, Ar. and V. ἀλύειν (Ar. Vesp. 111); see be mad, under Mad.My thoughts wandered: V. ἐξέβην γὰρ ἄλλοσε (Eur., I. T. 781).Letting my thoughts wander to the time when.... V. ἐκεῖσε τὸν νοῦν δοὺς ὅτε... (Eur., Ion, 1370).Wander about: Ar. and P. περινοστεῖν.We have wandered from the point: P. ἀπὸ τοῦ προτεθέντος λόγου πεπλανήμεθα (Plat., Polit. 263A); see Digress.Wandering from: V. πλαγχθείς (gen.) (aor. part. pass.).Wander over: P. and V. περιπολεῖν (Plat.) (acc.), ἐπιστρέφεσθαι (acc.), V. πολεῖν (acc.), ἀλᾶσθαι (acc.), ἐμβατεύειν (acc. or gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wander
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2 wander
['wondə] 1. verb1) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) περιπλανιέμαι, τριγυρίζω2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) ξεστρατίζω, αφαιρούμαι2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) περιπλάνηση- wanderer- wanderlust -
3 moon about/around
(to wander around as if dazed, eg because one is in love.) ονειροβατώ (από έρωτα) -
4 Ramble
v. intrans.——————subs.Walk: P. περίπατος, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Ramble
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5 potter
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6 meander
[mi'ændə]1) ((of a river) to flow slowly along with many bends and curves: The stream meandered through the meadows.) ελίσσομαι2) ((of people etc) to wander about in various directions: His writing meanders all over the page.) περιπλανιέμαι -
7 mooch
[mu: ]( slang)1) (to wander about (as if) without any purpose: There are no places of entertainment here, so they just mooch around at night.) χαζεύω,περιφέρομαι άσκοπα2) ((American) to get a drink, money etc by asking someone to give it to you without intending to return it; to sponge: He is always mooching cigarettes; She keeps mooching off her friends.) αρπάζω,σουφρώνω,βουτώ -
8 Gad
v. intrans.Wander about: P. and V. πλανᾶσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Gad
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9 Stroll
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Stroll
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10 roam
[rəum](to walk about without any fixed plan or purpose; to wander: He roamed from town to town; He roamed (over) the hills.) περιπλανιέμαι- roamer
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wander about — index prowl Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wander about the world — go from place to place around the world, travel aimlessly around the world … English contemporary dictionary
about — /euh bowt /, prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. 2. connected or associated with: There was an air of mystery about him. 3. near; close to: a man about my height; about six o clock. 4.… … Universalium
about — a•bout [[t]əˈbaʊt[/t]] prep. 1) concerning; on the subject of; in regard to: a book about the Civil War[/ex] 2) connected or associated with: an air of mystery about him[/ex] 3) near; close to: about my height; about six o clock[/ex] 4) in or… … From formal English to slang
about — /əˈbaʊt / (say uh bowt) preposition 1. of; concerning; in regard to: to talk about secrets. 2. connected with: instructions about the work. 3. somewhere near or in: she is about the house. 4. near; close to: about my height. 5. on every side of;… …
wander — wander, stray, roam, ramble, rove, range, prowl, gad, gallivant, traipse, meander can mean to move about more or less aimlessly or without a plan from place to place or from point to point. Most of these verbs may imply walking, but most are not… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Wander — Wan der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wandering}.] [OE. wandren, wandrien, AS. wandrian; akin to G. wandern to wander; fr. AS. windan to turn. See {Wind} to turn.] [1913 Webster] 1. To ramble here and there without any certain … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wander — (v.) O.E. wandrian move about aimlessly, wander, from W.Gmc. *wandrojan (Cf. O.Fris. wondria, M.L.G., M.Du. wanderen, Ger. wandern to wander, a variant form of the root represented in O.H.G. wantalon to walk, wander ), from root *wend to turn… … Etymology dictionary
wander — [v1] move about aimlessly aberrate, amble, circumambulate, circumlocute, circumnutate, cruise, deviate, divagate, diverge, drift, float, follow one’s nose*, gad*, gallivant*, globe trot, hike, hopscotch*, jaunt, maunder, meander, peregrinate,… … New thesaurus
wander — [wän′dər] vi. [ME wandren < OE wandrian, akin to Ger wandern, akin ? to WEND, WIND1] 1. to move or go about aimlessly, without plan or fixed destination; ramble; roam 2. to go to a destination in a casual way or by an indirect route; idle;… … English World dictionary
wander — wan|der1 [ wandər ] verb ** ▸ 1 travel without purpose ▸ 2 move away from place ▸ 3 stop concentrating ▸ 4 talk about something else ▸ 5 look at something else ▸ 6 when path/river curves 1. ) intransitive or transitive to travel from place to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
