Translation
to wander, to roam
Word origin
From Latin vagari, 'to wander', from vagus ('roaming, unsettled'). English vagrant, vague and extravagant all descend from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- vagari
- English cognates
- vagrant, vague, extravagant
Examples
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The boy wandered through the streets all night.
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We roamed in the forest without a map.
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His eyes wandered around the room.
is movement without a destination, which is exactly what separates it from , a walk taken for pleasure, and from , which implies somewhere to get to. It is intransitive, so you rather than wandering the city directly. Vaganto is a wanderer and vagabondo the tramp; thoughts and eyes may too, as in English.
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