Wander (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wandered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Wandering.] [OE. wandren, wandrien, AS. wandrian; akin to G. wandern to wander; fr. AS. windan to turn. See Wind to turn.]
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1. To ramble here and there without any certain course or with no definite object in view; to range about; to stroll; to rove; as, to wander over the fields.
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They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins. Heb. xi. 37.
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He wandereth abroad for bread. Job xv. 23.
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2. To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject.
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When God caused me to wander from my father's house. Gen. xx. 13.
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O, let me not wander from thy commandments. Ps. cxix. 10.
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3. To be delirious; not to be under the guidance of reason; to rave; as, the mind wanders.
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Syn. -- To roam; rove; range; stroll; gad; stray; straggly; err; swerve; deviate; depart.
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