Definition of "wander" in Englisch

verb

1. (intransitive) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.

   • to wander over the fields

2. (intransitive) To stray; stray from one's course; err.

   • A writer wanders from his subject.

3. (intransitive) To commit adultery.

4. (intransitive) To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.

5. (intransitive) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.

noun

1. (countable) An act or instance of wandering.

   • to go for a wander in the park

2. (uncountable, of a value, signal or similar) Deviation from a correct or normal value.

   • baseline wander in ECG signals