wan·der 
/ˈwɑ:ndɚ/ verb
wan·ders; wan·dered; wan·der·ing /ˈwɑ:ndɚ/ verb 1 : to move around or go to different places usually without having a particular purpose or direction [no obj] ▪ I was just wandering around the house. ▪ They wandered down the street. ▪ Don't let the children wander too far (off). [+ obj] ▪ Students were wandering the halls. ▪ She wandered the streets. 2 [no obj] : to follow a path with many turns
▪ The river wanders [=meanders, winds] through the valley. 3 [no obj] : to go away from a path, course, etc.
▪ He wandered away from the trail and got lost. — often used figuratively ▪ We are wandering from our original plan. ▪ The speech wandered off the subject. ▪ The speech was boring and my attention/mind began to wander. [=I began to think about other things besides the speech]
▪ The river wanders [=meanders, winds] through the valley.
▪ He wandered away from the trail and got lost. — often used figuratively ▪ We are wandering from our original plan. ▪ The speech wandered off the subject. ▪ The speech was boring and my attention/mind began to wander. [=I began to think about other things besides the speech]
— wander noun [singular] chiefly Brit
▪ Let's have/take a wander. = Let's go for a wander. [=let's take a walk]
▪ Let's have/take a wander. = Let's go for a wander. [=let's take a walk]
— wan·der·er /ˈwɑ:ndɚrɚ/ noun, plural wan·der·ers [count]
▪ a solitary wanderer ▪ restless wanderers
/ˈwɑ:ndɚrɚ/ noun, plural wan·der·ers [count] ▪ a solitary wanderer ▪ restless wanderers
— wandering adjective
▪ wandering sailors ▪ a wandering stream/road ◊If you have a wandering eye, you look at and have sexual thoughts about other people even though you are already in a romantic relationship.
▪ Her husband has a wandering eye.
▪ wandering sailors ▪ a wandering stream/road ◊If you have a wandering eye, you look at and have sexual thoughts about other people even though you are already in a romantic relationship.
▪ Her husband has a wandering eye.
— wandering noun, plural wanderings [count]
▪ The travel writer describes his wanderings in this book.
▪ The travel writer describes his wanderings in this book.
