ˈwɔndə v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by
in,
off, etc.) go
about from place to place aimlessly. 2 intr. a (of a
person,
river, road, etc.) wind about;
diverge;
meander. b (of
esp. a person)
get lost; leave
home;
stray from a
path etc. 3 intr.
talk or
think incoherently; be
inattentive or
delirious. 4 tr.
cover while wandering (wanders
the world). --n. the
act or an
instance of wandering (went
for a wander
round the garden). øwandering
Jew 1 a a
legendary person
said to
have been condemned by
Christ to wander the
earth until the second
advent. b a person
who never settles down. 2 a a climbing
plant,
Tradescantia albiflora,
with stemless variegated
leaves. b a trailing plant, Zebrina pendula, with
pink flowers. wandering
sailor the
moneywort. wander-plug a
plug that can be
fitted into any of
various sockets in an
electrical device. øøwanderer n. wandering n. (esp. in pl.). [OE wandrian (as WEND)]
