wandered
Syllables: wan·dered/ˈwɒndəd//ˈwɑndɚd/
wandered is the simple past and past participle of wander.
Meaning of wander
Verb
wander (third-person singular simple present wanders, present participle wandering, simple past and past participle wandered)
- To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
- to wander over the fields
- To stray; stray from one's course; err.
- A writer wanders from his subject.
- To commit adultery.
- Synonyms:
- cheat
- To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
- Synonyms:
- drift
- Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.
Words formed from wandered
Phrases with wandered
Questions about wandered
- What is wandered the simple past and past participle of?
- Wandered is the simple past and past participle of wander.
- How do you pronounce wandered?
- Wandered is pronounced /ˈwɑndɚd/ (US).
Words near wandered in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wandered (page history and authors); wander (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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