wander
verb (used without object)
to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray.
wandered
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past participleof wander.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof wander.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
wanderverb (used without object)to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray.
Example Sentences
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The man was present on most days of the trial and wandered around after Brand, attracting double-takes and much comment, with no clarity about who he actually was.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
ITHACA, N.Y.—On a drizzly Thursday, Cornell University students wandered into consulting recruitment sessions, hustled up the slopes to midterms and listened to a Pulitzer-winning fiction writer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Twelve years later, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wandered directly into the bit.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Gudrun Schumann, 72, a retired physician who wandered past the rally, said she understood the AfD appeals to voters angry over mounting problems with healthcare, education and the cost of living.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
We’d wandered past the other children to the bridge at the end of the road.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
