wander

wander
verb
1 move slowly around a place/go from place to place
ADVERB
slowly
aimlessly
disconsolately, restlessly
happily
at will, freely

The cattle are allowed to wander freely.

just, simply

Simply wandering is a pleasure in itself.

far, farther (esp. AmE), further (esp. BrE), further afield (esp. BrE)

One day she wandered further afield.

about (esp. BrE), across, along, around, away, back, in, off, out, over, round (esp. BrE)

He just wandered in one day and asked for a job.

VERB + WANDER
be free to

Visitors are free to wander through the gardens and woods.

allow sb/sth to, let sb/sth

How could you let him wander off like that?

PREPOSITION
across, all over, along, among, around, down, in, into, out of, round (esp. BrE), through, towards/toward

Don't go wandering all over the house!

He wandered into a bar and ordered a drink.

PHRASES
find sb wandering

They found him wandering around aimlessly.

2 stop concentrating
ADVERB
a little
VERB + WANDER
begin to

His attention was beginning to wander.

allow sth to, let sth

Lisa let her mind wander a little.

PREPOSITION
from, to

My thoughts wandered from the exam questions to my interview the next day.

Wander is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑attention, ↑chicken, ↑dog, ↑eye, ↑gaze, ↑ghost, ↑goat, ↑mind
Wander is used with these nouns as the object: ↑corridor, ↑countryside, ↑earth, ↑hallway, ↑neighbourhood, ↑street

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