Слово англійською: wander
Дієслово
Переклад wander українською: тиня́тися, броди́ти (пові́льно ходи́ти без пе́вної мети́ і на́прямку), блука́ти, блука́ти (про думки́ і т. д.)
Детальний опис
- [intransitive, transitive] to walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction
- + adv./prep. She wandered aimlessly around the streets.
- We wandered back towards the car.
- wander something The child was found wandering the streets alone.
- [intransitive] to move away from the place where you ought to be or the people you are with synonym stray
- wander away/off The child wandered off and got lost.
- How could you let him wander off like that?
- wander from/off something They had wandered from the path into the woods.
- [intransitive] (of a person’s mind or thoughts) to stop being directed on something and to move without much control to other ideas, subjects, etc. synonym drift
- It's easy to be distracted and let your attention wander.
- Try not to let your mind wander.
- wander away, back, to, etc. something Her thoughts wandered back to her youth.
- Don’t wander off the subject—keep to the point.
- [intransitive] (of a person’s eyes) to move slowly from looking at one thing to looking at another thing or in other directions
- She let her gaze wander.
- + adv./prep. His eyes wandered towards the photographs on the wall.
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of a road or river) to go in a curve instead of following a straight course
- The road wanders along through the hills.
Word OriginOld English wandrian, of West Germanic origin; related to wend and wind2.