WANDER as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She always digresses when telling a story
    • her mind wanders
    • Don”t digress when you give a lecture
    Hypernyms(s) wander is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The gypsies roamed the woods
    • roving vagabonds
    • the wandering Jew
    • The cattle roam across the prairie
    • the laborers drift from one town to the next
    • They ro
    Hypernyms(s) wander is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the river winds through the hills
    • the path meanders through the vineyards
    • sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
    Hypernyms(s) wander is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • go via an indirect route or at no set pace
    Usage Example(s)
    • After dinner, we wandered into town
    Hypernyms(s) wander is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • be sexually unfaithful to one’’s partner in marriage
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She cheats on her husband
    • Might her husband be wandering?
    Hypernyms(s) wander is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)