wander

«wander» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To walk around slowly without a clear plan or without… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (wander, wanders, wandered, wandering); noun (a wander — informal, UK)

meaning for a pupil

1) To walk around slowly without a clear plan or without going anywhere in particular. tree →

2) To go away from the place where you should be, often without meaning to (Don't wander off). tree →

3) (of the mind or eyes) To stop paying attention and think or look at other things (My mind wandered in the lesson). tree →

4) A wander: a slow, relaxed walk. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, to wander also means Israel's forty years in the desert, and a wandering Aramean means Jacob or his family. Interpretation: The forty years of wandering were a punishment for the generation that doubted the spies' report. At the first-fruits offering, Jews recite "A wandering Aramean was my father," which is also read at the Passover Seder. In the primary lessons: In safety lessons, «don't wander off» is a key rule on trips, at the beach, in malls, crowds and forests — stay with your group; if you get lost, stay where you are and ask a safe adult. In school, a wandering mind means losing concentration. In stories, characters wander into forests and adventures. Phrases: wander off, wander around, wander away, mind wanders, wanderer.

examples

• And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. (Torah GEN.37.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and He made them wander to and fro in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed. (Torah NUM.32.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God: 'A wandering Aramean was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous. (Torah DEU.26.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. (Writings PSA.55.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; they found no city of habitation. (Writings PSA.107.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• They wander up and down to devour, and tarry all night if they have not their fill. (Writings PSA.59.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• We wandered around the market looking at the stalls. tree →
• Don't wander off at the fair — stay with me. tree →
• The little lamb wandered away from the flock. tree →
• My mind started to wander during the long film. tree →
• If you wander from the path, you might get lost. tree →
• Let's go for a wander by the river. tree →
• The puppy wandered into the neighbour's garden. tree →
• We wandered silently homeward across the mountains. tree →

note

Spelling trap: «wander» (walk around without a plan, sounds like «WON-der») vs «wonder» (to ask yourself, to be amazed, sounds like «WUN-der»). Past: wandered.

In the corpora

• And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field.
• Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness.
• They wander up and down to devour, and tarry all night if they have not their fill.
• They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; they found no city of habitation.
• He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wander» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.