wander – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wander

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wander
Participle: wandered
Gerund: wandering

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of wander

Indicative

Present

Iwander
youwander
he;she;itwanders
wewander
youwander
theywander

Perfect

Ihave wandered
youhave wandered
he;she;ithas wandered
wehave wandered
youhave wandered
theyhave wandered

Past

Iwandered
youwandered
he;she;itwandered
wewandered
youwandered
theywandered

Pluperfect

Ihad wandered
youhad wandered
he;she;ithad wandered
wehad wandered
youhad wandered
theyhad wandered

Future

Iwill wander
youwill wander
he;she;itwill wander
wewill wander
youwill wander
theywill wander

Future Perfect

Iwill have wandered
youwill have wandered
he;she;itwill have wandered
wewill have wandered
youwill have wandered
theywill have wandered

Subjunctive

Present

Iwander
youwander
he;she;itwander
wewander
youwander
theywander

Perfect

Ihave wandered
youhave wandered
he;she;ithave wandered
wehave wandered
youhave wandered
theyhave wandered

Imperfect

Iwandered
youwandered
he;she;itwandered
wewandered
youwandered
theywandered

Pluperfect

Ihad wandered
youhad wandered
he;she;ithad wandered
wehad wandered
youhad wandered
theyhad wandered

Conditional

Present

Iwould wander
youwould wander
he;she;itwould wander
wewould wander
youwould wander
theywould wander

Perfect

Iwould have wandered
youwould have wandered
he;she;itwould have wandered
wewould have wandered
youwould have wandered
theywould have wandered

Imperative

youwander
weLet's wander
youwander

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam wandering
youare wandering
he;she;itis wandering
weare wandering
youare wandering
theyare wandering

Perfect

Ihave been wandering
youhave been wandering
he;she;ithas been wandering
wehave been wandering
youhave been wandering
theyhave been wandering

Past

Iwas wandering
youwere wandering
he;she;itwas wandering
wewere wandering
youwere wandering
theywere wandering

Pluperfect

Ihad been wandering
youhad been wandering
he;she;ithad been wandering
wehad been wandering
youhad been wandering
theyhad been wandering

Future

Iwill be wandering
youwill be wandering
he;she;itwill be wandering
wewill be wandering
youwill be wandering
theywill be wandering

Future Perfect

Iwill have been wandering
youwill have been wandering
he;she;itwill have been wandering
wewill have been wandering
youwill have been wandering
theywill have been wandering

Conditional

Present

Iwould be wandering
youwould be wandering
he;she;itwould be wandering
wewould be wandering
youwould be wandering
theywould be wandering

Perfect

Iwould have been wandering
youwould have been wandering
he;she;itwould have been wandering
wewould have been wandering
youwould have been wandering
theywould have been wandering

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'wander'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'wander'

dander, gander, mander, pander, winder, wonder, anger, banner, banter, bewander,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stray
deviate, stray
walk aimlessly
maunder, ramble
to wander
pootle, ramble
roam
stray, ramble, meander, drift, rove, range, stroll, saunter
move
extend, pass
deviate
digress, stray, err, shift, veer, swerve

Antonyms

to have a settled abode permanently or for a considerable time
leave, reside, vacate
move
halt, fix, arrest, cease
deviate
direct, straightforward, straight, unswerving

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. wandrian "move about aimlessly, wander," from W.Gmc. *wandrojan (cf. O.Fris. wondria, M.L.G., M.Du. wanderen, Ger. wandern "to wander," a variant form of the root represented in O.H.G. wantalon "to walk, wander"), from base *wend- "to turn" (see wind (v.)). In ref. to the mind, affections, etc., attested from c.1400. The Wandering Jew of Christian legend first mentioned 13c. (cf. Fr. le juif errant, Ger. der ewige Jude).
2. From Middle English wandren, from Old English wandrian (“to wander, roam, fly around, hover; change; stray, err”), from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn (“to wander”), from *wandōn (“to turn, change”) + *-rōn (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Scots wander (“to wander”), German wandern (“to wander, roam, hike, migrate”), Dutch wandelen (“to wander, roam, hike, migrate”), Danish vandre (“to wander, roam, hike, migrate”), Swedish vandra (“to wander, hike”). See: Middle English 'wandren', Old English 'wandrian', German, old spelling 'wandern', Dutch 'wandelen', Danish 'vandre', Swedish 'vandra'.

Verbs referencing "wander"

Norwegian, nynorsk vandra, Danish vandre, Norwegian vandre.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] too, and even when the hour, and all the objects it exalts, have come to be familiar, it is difficult, alone and thoughtful, to hold them to their proper shapes and forms. They change with the wandering fancy; assume the semblance of things left far away; put on the well-remembered aspect of favourite places dearly loved; and even people them with shadows. Streets, houses, rooms; figures so like [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Then, a great crowd of people rushed on board, though the boat was not yet made fast, but was wandering about, among the other boats, to find a landing-place: and everybody looked for the husband: and nobody saw him: when, in the midst of us all—Heaven knows how she ever got there—there was the little [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] a pitiful sight to see one of these vehicles deep in the mire; the axle-tree broken; the wheel lying idly by its side; the man gone miles away, to look for assistance; the woman seated among their wandering household gods with a baby at her breast, a picture of forlorn, dejected patience; the team of oxen crouching down mournfully in the mud, and breathing forth such clouds of vapour from their mouths [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] who gladly go on from year to year extending its outposts, and leaving home after home behind them; and die at last, utterly regardless of their graves being left thousands of miles behind, by the wandering generation who succeed. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Besides all this, when we were five or six days out, there began to be much talk of icebergs, of which wandering islands an unusual number had been seen by the vessels that had come into New York a day or two before we left that port, and of whose dangerous neighbourhood we were warned by the sudden coldness [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] being founded amongst them, would lead them to desert it, as a matter of course, merely because it was established. But, supposing it to exist, I doubt its probable efficacy in summoning the wandering sheep to one great fold, simply because of the immense amount of dissent which prevails at home; and because I do not find in America any one form of religion with which we in Europe, or even in [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Who knows anything about anything ? ” said St. Clare, his eyes wandering dreamily, and speaking to himself. “ Was all that beautiful love and faith only one of the ever-shifting phases of human feeling, having nothing real to rest on, passing away with the little breath [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ His mind is wandering, ” said the doctor. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] suffer with him, we shall also reign, Scripture says; but, if we deny Him, he also will deny us. Didn't they all suffer ? — the Lord and all his ? It tells how they was stoned and sawn asunder, and wandered about in sheep-skins and goat-skins, and was destitute, afflicted, tormented. Sufferin ’ an't no reason to make us think the Lord's turned agin us; but jest the contrary, if only we hold on to him, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] I confess, I am feeble for this,—full half the blood in my veins is the hot and hasty Saxon; but I have an eloquent preacher of the Gospel ever by my side, in the person of my beautiful wife. When I wander, her gentler spirit ever restores me, and keeps before my eyes the Christian calling and mission of our race. As a Christian patriot, as a teacher of Christianity, I go to _my country_,—my chosen, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)