wander
wander is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.He wandereth abroad for bread. Job xv.
- 2.2. To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject. When God caused me to wander from my father's house. Gen. xx.
- 3.O, let me not wander from thy commandments. Ps. cxix.
- 4.3. To be delirious; not to be under the guidance of reason; to rave; as, the mind wanders.
- 5.To travel over without a certain course; to traverse; to stroll through. [R.] "[Elijah] wandered this barren waste." Milton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is 2. To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject. When God caused me to wander from my father's house. Gen. xx called?
- What is o, let me not wander from thy commandments. Ps. cxix called?
- What is 3. To be delirious; not to be under the guidance of reason; to rave; as, the mind wanders called?
- What is to travel over without a certain course; to traverse; to stroll through. [R.] "[Elijah] wandered this barren waste." Milton called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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