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Wander

//ˈwɒndə//

Definitions

verbwanders · wandering · wandered

1
To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
to wander over the fields
Similar
err roam
2
To stray; stray from one's course; err.
A writer wanders from his subject.
3
To commit adultery.
Similar
cheat

nounwanders

1
An act or instance of wandering.
to go for a wander in the park
2
Deviation from a correct or normal value.
baseline wander in ECG signals

nameWanders

1
A surname.

Word Origin

From Middle English wandren, from Old English wandrian (“to wander, roam, fly around, hover; change; stray, err”), from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn (“to wander”), from *wandōn (“to turn, change”) + ...

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