wander vs wonder

wander

Definitions

verb

  1. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
  2. go via an indirect route or at no set pace
  3. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
  4. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
  5. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

Examples

He wanders around Manhattan, unshaven, unbathed, and smoking and cussing a lot.

There is grassland on the natural brae of Royal Garden, yellow and green, fighting with the autumn. In this grassland, an alley wanders forward, just like the traces from a big snake' creeping.

Sharon ignored them, and they wandered off to ask some other people if they had put on tephillin today.

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wonder

Definitions

noun

  1. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
  2. something that causes feelings of wonder
  3. a state in which you want to learn more about something

verb

  1. have a wish or desire to know something
  2. place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
  3. be amazed at

Examples

If you wonder about ‘furphy’, as I did, here's a gloss and explanation.

It may be a little early but I was just wondering if you could characterize the impact of the label amendment in terms of the new patient starts in to the new year?

I sat for a moment, wondering what on earth Kip would have done to me once he learned - if he did not already know - that it was I who snitched, when something stung the side of my face a bit.

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