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  • 1wander from — phr verb Wander from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑point …

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  • 2wander from the subject — index deviate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3Wander — 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

  • 4wander — (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

  • 5wander — 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

  • 6wander — 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

  • 7wander — v. (d; intr.) ( to stray ) to wander from (to wander from the subject) * * * [ wɒndə] (d; intr.) ( to stray ) to wander from (to wander from the subject) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 8wander — /ˈwɒndə / (say wonduh) verb (i) 1. to ramble without any certain course or object in view; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth. 2. to go aimlessly or casually: wandering into the adjoining room. 3. to pass or extend in an irregular… …

  • 9wander — wanderer, n. /won deuhr/, v.i. 1. to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth. 2. to go aimlessly, indirectly, or casually; meander: The river wanders among the rocks. 3. to extend in an… …

    Universalium

  • 10wander — 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