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wandered

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈwɑndɝd// UK //wˈɒndəd// wan·dered

v. walked slowly around an area without a clear direction or a specific reason. You use this when you are just exploring or your mind is not focused on a goal.

v. moved or travelled aimlessly through an area. Often implies a lack of urgency or a state of distraction; can also describe a loss of mental focus or concentration.


SIMPLE

We wandered through the park for an hour.

CONTEXTUAL

After the meeting ended early, she wandered around the city center looking at the shop windows.

COMPLEX

The narrator wandered through the ancient ruins, his thoughts drifting between the historical significance of the stones and his own childhood memories of the valley.

Synonyms
Usage

Intransitive; often followed by prepositions of movement such as 'around', 'through', or 'off'.

Pitfall

He wandered the street for hours.He wandered through the streets for hours.While sometimes used transitively in literature, learners should use a preposition like 'through' or 'along' to sound more natural in general English.

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