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'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.) vandre, streife omkring2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) komme bort/på avveier2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) streif, tur- wanderer- wanderlustvandreverb \/ˈwɒndə\/1) vandre omkring, vanke omkring, streife omkring2) gå (seg) vill, komme bort3) ( om vei eller elv) bukte seg, slynge seg4) ( om rykte) være i sving, sirkulere, gå5) gli, fare, gå, flakke6) tale usammenhengende, snakke over seg, fantasere, fablewander about vandre omkring, streife omkringwander away gå (seg) vill, komme bortwander from fjerne seg frawander off gå (seg) vill, komme borttale usammenhengende, fantasere prate seg bort, henge seg opp, fortape seg idu henger deg alltid opp i detaljer \/ du fortaper deg alltid i detaljerwander through streife rundt, vandre omkring, flakke rundt• do you want to wander through the world?wander up and down vandre fram og tilbake
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wander away — v. (D; intr.) to wander away from (the children wandered away from their parents) * * * (D; intr.) to wander away from (the children wander awayed away from their parents) … Combinatory dictionary
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 — ► VERB 1) walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way. 2) move slowly away from a fixed point or place. ► NOUN ▪ an act or spell of wandering. DERIVATIVES wanderer noun. ORIGIN Old English, related to WEND … English terms dictionary
wander — wan|der1 S3 [ˈwɔndə US ˈwa:ndər] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(without direction)¦ 2¦(move away)¦ 3¦(mind/thoughts)¦ 4¦(conversation)¦ 5 somebody s mind is wandering 6¦(eyes)¦ 7¦(road/river)¦ 8¦(hands)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: wandrian] … Dictionary of contemporary English
wander — 1 verb 1 MOVE WITHOUT A DIRECTION (I, T) to move slowly across or around an area, without a clear direction or purpose: wander in/through/around etc: I ll just wander around the mall for half an hour. | wander sth: Nomadic tribes wander these… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
wander — [[t]wɒ̱ndə(r)[/t]] wanders, wandering, wandered 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. [V prep/adv] When he got bored he wandered around the fair... [V… … English dictionary
wander — I UK [ˈwɒndə(r)] / US [ˈwɑndər] verb Word forms wander : present tense I/you/we/they wander he/she/it wanders present participle wandering past tense wandered past participle wandered ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to travel from place to place … English dictionary
wander — verb (wandered; wandering) Etymology: Middle English wandren, from Old English wandrian; akin to Middle High German wandern to wander, Old English windan to wind, twist Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to move about without a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ˌwander ˈoff — phrasal verb to move away from a place where you are usually, or where people expect you to be It s a safe place where kids can wander off on their own.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
wander — verb walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way. ↘move slowly away from a fixed point or place. ↘travel aimlessly through or over (an area). noun an act or instance of wandering. Derivatives wanderer noun wanderings plural noun Origin OE wandrian … English new terms dictionary