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wanders

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈwɑndɝz// UK //wˈɒndəz// wan·ders

v. to walk around slowly without a clear direction or purpose. It can also describe your mind or eyes moving from one thing to another.

v. to move about without a fixed course or goal; to deviate from a path or subject. Third-person singular present form of 'wander'.


SIMPLE

He wanders through the park every Sunday morning.

CONTEXTUAL

When the lecture becomes too technical, her mind often wanders to what she will cook for dinner.

COMPLEX

The narrator wanders through the narrow streets of the old city, observing how the architecture shifts from Gothic to Baroque as he nears the central square.

Synonyms
Usage

The verb can be used intransitively or with a prepositional phrase like 'through' or 'off'.

Pitfall

He wonders around the city.He wanders around the city.Learners often confuse 'wander' (to walk) with 'wonder' (to think or ask oneself).

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