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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
wander
wan·der [wander wanders wandered wandering] verb, noun BrE [ˈwɒndə(r)] NAmE [ˈwɑːndər]
verb
1. 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.
•~ sth The child was found wandering the streets alone.
2. intransitive to move away from the place where you ought to be or the people you are with
Syn: ↑stray
•~ away/off The child wandered off and got lost.
•~ from/off sth They had wandered from the path into the woods.
3. intransitive (of a person's mind or thoughts)to stop being directed on sth and to move without much control to other ideas, subjects, etc.
Syn: ↑drift
• It's easy to be distracted and let your attention wander.
• Try not to let your mind wander.
•~ away, back, to, etc. sth Her thoughts wandered back to her youth.
•Don't wander off the subject— keep to the point.`
4. 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.
5. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) (of a road or river)to curve instead of following a straight course
•The road wanders along through the hills.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English wandrian, of West Germanic origin; related to ↑wend and ↑wind 2.
Example Bank:
•Don't go wandering all over the house!
•He just wandered in one day and asked for a job.
•He wandered into a bar and ordered a drink.
•His attention was beginning to wander.
•How could you let him wander off like that?
•Lisa let her mind wander a little.
•My thoughts wandered from the exam questions to my interview the next day.
•One day she wandered further afield.
•Simply wandering is a pleasure in itself.
•The cattle are allowed to wander freely.
•They found him wandering around aimlessly.
•Visitors are free to wander through the gardens and woods.
•Cattle and sheep wander freely on the hilltops.
•During the day I would wander the streets, asking passers-by for a few cents.
•He was found wandering in the road late one night.
•She had spent her life wandering from place to place.
•They spent a couple of hours wandering through the markets.
noun singular
a short walk in or around a place, usually with no special purpose
• I went to the park and had a wander around.
Word Origin:
Old English wandrian, of West Germanic origin; related to ↑wend and ↑wind 2.
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