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Meanings of wander in English

Portuguese
vadiar
Catalan
vagar
Spanish
deambular

Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.

      vadiar
      Portuguese
      trair

      Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage.

            trair
            Synonyms
            Examples for "betray"
            Examples for "betray"
            1
            John Redwood MP said any such deal would betray the referendum result.
            The Guardian
            2
            He didn't betray Great Britain, it was Great Britain that betrayed him.
            Sympathy for the devil
            3
            The message was: Ally with a foreign power and she'll betray you.
            Lily of the Nile
            4
            Naturally, he was not allowed to betray any confidence regarding his employers.
            Dancer’s Lament
            5
            She was prepared to betray them all in order to save humanity.
            The Hyperion Cantos
            1
            This week, the fight against drugs, but sport athletes continue to cheat.
            Radio NZ
            2
            Biden has often said publicly he worries Trump would try to cheat.
            Reuters
            3
            I return with everybody's least favourite subject: the premature Oscar cheat sheet.
            The Irish Times
            4
            You'll cheat the movement instead of simply doing it the right way.
            Ebony
            5
            It's that time of year again... nerves, cheat sheets and general panic.
            The Guardian
            1
            Well, then you're the cuckold's bastard I took you for all along.
            The Bone Doll's Twin
            2
            If thou marry, thou a cuckold, a cou-cou-cuckoo, cou-cou-cuckold thou shalt be.
            Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3
            3
            Everyone, answered Friar John, that would be a cuckold is not one.
            Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3
            4
            How long was she going to bother herself in her cuckold's behalf?
            Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
            5
            He had only the rectitude, outrage and whatever authority a cuckold could command.
            Solar
            1
            Logic and critical thinking: OK, I'm going to cheat on this one.
            Wired
            2
            Few people cheat on their partner with that partner in the room.
            News.com.au
            3
            And I know: if he's married, he will cheat on his wife.'
            Melnitz
            4
            If that happens, well, I'll make sure I don't cheat on you.
            Evil and the Mask
            5
            Good, he wouldn't like a girl who would cheat on her boyfriend.
            I'd know you anywhere
            Portuguese
            vagar
            Catalan
            serpejar
            Spanish
            zigzaguear

            To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course.

                  vagar
                  Portuguese
                  divagar
                  Catalan
                  divagar

                  Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking.

                        divagar
                        Usage of wander in English
                        1
                        Go out on the seas; climb the mountains; wander through the valleys.
                        Heartbreak House
                        2
                        Left to wander its own way, it tends to lead into silliness.
                        The thirteenth tale: a novel
                        3
                        Small animals wander around the camp, while larger ones can be heard.
                        The South African
                        4
                        He merely meant to wander the halls and perhaps clear his mind.
                        James Potter and the Morrigan Web
                        5
                        He had no reason to wander; perhaps that was the reason why.
                        The Blue Lagoon
                        6
                        It provides heavy penalties for allowing horses to wander in these areas.
                        The Irish Times
                        7
                        Devils of the fire, who wander in the region near the moon.
                        Elizabethan Demonology / An Essay in Illustration of the Belief ...
                        8
                        How many days did she think she could just wander blindly about?
                        Blood and Bone
                        9
                        They can wander on the banks of the Kladeos and the Alpheios.
                        Buried Cities, Volume 2: Olympia
                        10
                        A little wander through recent history will make the broad point plain.
                        The Guardian
                        11
                        Repeatedly, individuals would wander from camp and place themselves within his reach.
                        The Descent
                        12
                        The Snow People do not wander to the lands of the Sunlanders.
                        Children of the Frost
                        13
                        The Brent wouldn't have needed to wander about outside for hours afterwards.
                        And Then There Were None
                        14
                        What is sweeter than to wander in the early days of Spring
                        The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and...
                        15
                        Buffaloes do not always remain wild and wander about in the jungle.
                        The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One
                        16
                        I let General wander down to the creek, but didn't follow him.
                        Savage
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                        Wander through the time
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