Wander vs. Wonder
Difference Between Wander and Wonder
Wander➦
walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way
I wandered through the narrow streets
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Wonder➦
The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring, astounding, or surprising
gazed with wonder at the northern lights.
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Wander➦
move slowly away from a fixed point or place
his attention had wandered
please don't wander off again
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Wonder➦
The quality that arouses such emotion
"Her long fair hair was girlish.
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Wander➦
be unfaithful to one's regular sexual partner
he had married her and he was not going to be allowed to wander
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Wonder➦
One that arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration; a marvel
Given all his unhealthy habits, it's a wonder he's lived this long. She was a wonder in that movie.
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Wander➦
an act or instance of wandering
she'd go on wanders like that in her nightgown
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Wonder➦
often Wonder A monumental human creation regarded with awe, especially one of seven monuments of the ancient world that appeared on various lists of late antiquity.
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Wander➦
To move about without a definite destination or purpose.
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Wonder➦
An extraordinary or remarkable act or achievement
That teacher has worked wonders with these students.
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Wander➦
To go by an indirect route or at no set pace; amble
We wandered toward town.
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Wonder➦
An event inexplicable by the laws of nature; a miracle.
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Wander➦
To proceed in an irregular course; meander
The path wanders through the park.
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Wonder➦
To have a feeling of awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration
We wondered at the ease with which she settled into her new job.
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Wander➦
To behave in a manner that does not conform to morality or norms
wander from the path of righteousness.
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Wonder➦
To be filled with curiosity or doubt
I could only wonder after hearing his excuse. I wondered about his late-night comings and goings.
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Wander➦
To turn the attention from one subject to another with little clarity or coherence of thought
I had a point to make, but my mind started wandering.
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Wonder➦
To feel curiosity or be in doubt about
I wondered what kind of costume she would wear. I wondered why I said that.
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Wander➦
To be directed without an object or in various directions
His eyes wandered to the balcony.
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Wonder➦
Remarkable or extraordinary, especially in being beneficial
considers quinoa a wonder grain.
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Wander➦
To wander across or through
wander the forests and fields.
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Wonder➦
Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
Wonders of the World seem to come in sevens.
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Wander➦
To be directed around or over
Her gaze wandered the docks.
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Wonder➦
Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.
The idea was so crazy that it is a wonder that anyone went along with it.
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Wander➦
The act or an instance of wandering.
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Wonder➦
Someone very talented at something, a genius.
He's a wonder at cooking.
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Wander➦
(intransitive) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
to wander over the fields
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Wonder➦
The sense or emotion which can be inspired by something curious or unknown; surprise; astonishment, often with awe or reverence.
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Wander➦
(intransitive) To stray; stray from one's course; err.
A writer wanders from his subject.
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Wonder➦
A mental pondering, a thought.
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Wander➦
(intransitive) To commit adultery.
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Wonder➦
(US) A kind of donut; a cruller.
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Wander➦
(intransitive) To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
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Wonder➦
(intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
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Wander➦
(intransitive) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.
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Wonder➦
To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.
He wondered whether penguins could fly. She had wondered this herself sometimes.
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Wander➦
(countable) An act or instance of wandering.
to go for a wander in the park
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Wonder➦
That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; surprise; astonishment; admiration; amazement.
They were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
Wonder is the effect of novelty upon ignorance.
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Wander➦
(uncountable) The situation where a value or signal etc. deviates from the correct or normal value.
polar wander
baseline wander in ECG signals
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Wonder➦
A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.
To try things oft, and never to give over, doth wonders.
I am as a wonder unto many.
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Wander➦
To ramble here and there without any certain course or with no definite object in view; to range about; to stroll; to rove; as, to wander over the fields.
They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins.
He wandereth abroad for bread.
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Wonder➦
To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel.
I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals.
We cease to wonder at what we understand.
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Wander➦
To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject.
When God caused me to wander from my father's house.
O, let me not wander from thy commandments.
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Wonder➦
To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came.
I wonder, in my soul,What you would ask me, that I should deny.
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Wander➦
To be delirious; not to be under the guidance of reason; to rave; as, the mind wanders.
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Wonder➦
Wonderful.
After that he said a wonder thing.
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Wander➦
To travel over without a certain course; to traverse; to stroll through.
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Wonder➦
Wonderfully.
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Wander➦
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;
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
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Wonder➦
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
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Wander➦
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage;
She cheats on her husband
Might her husband be wandering?
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Wonder➦
something that causes feelings of wonder;
the wonders of modern science
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Wander➦
go via an indirect route or at no set pace;
After dinner, we wandered into town
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Wonder➦
a state in which you want to learn more about something
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Wander➦
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course;
the river winds through the hills
the path meanders through the vineyards
sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
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Wonder➦
have a wish or desire to know something;
He wondered who had built this beautiful church
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Wander➦
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking;
She always digresses when telling a story
her mind wanders
Don't digress when you give a lecture
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Wonder➦
place in doubt or express doubtful speculation;
I wonder whether this was the right thing to do
she wondered whether it would snow tonight
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Wonder➦
be amazed at;
We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities
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