Engelsk udsagnsord: wander | |||
1. | wander (om bevægelse) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The gypsies roamed the woods. Roving vagabonds. The wandering Jew. The cattle roam across the prairie. The laborers drift from one town to the next. They rolled from town to town. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They wander the countryside, They wander in the countryside | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Mere specifikke termer | gad, gallivant, jazz around, maunder | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | drift, err, stray, wander | ||
2. | wander (om adfærd) be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She cheats on her husband. Might her husband be wandering?. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | betray, cheat, cheat on, cuckold | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | cozen, deceive, delude, lead on | ||
Mere specifikke termer | fool around, play around, two-time | ||
3. | wander (om bevægelse) go via an indirect route or at no set pace | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | After dinner, we wandered into town. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | continue, go forward, proceed | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | cast, drift, meander, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, thread, tramp, vagabond, wander, wander, weave, wind | ||
4. | wander (om bevægelse) to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The river winds through the hills. The path meanders through the vineyards. Sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | meander, thread, weave, wind | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Mere specifikke termer | snake | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | wander | ||
5. | wander (om kommunikation) lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She always digresses when telling a story. Her mind wanders. Don't digress when you give a lecture. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | digress, divagate, stray | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | tell | ||