wander around
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle around
Meanings
Walk without a destination
Why “around”? Wandering without direction. The path loops back without ever arriving.
“They wandered around the old town for hours.”
“We wandered around the market before dinner.”
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Wander around means walk without a destination. Wander about means move around an area with no clear plan.
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wander about
A contrast learners often mix up
Move around an area with no clear plan
dick around
Same around pattern: no clear way
Waste time doing nothing useful (informal, sometimes rude)
fool around
Same around pattern: no clear way
Behave in a silly or playful way; Have casual romantic or sexual relationships
go around
Same around pattern: no clear way
Take a longer path to avoid something; Move in a circular path; Be enough for everyone in a group; Behave in a particular way habitually; (of an illness) be common in a community
hang around
Same around pattern: no clear way
Stay nearby without a purpose; Stay in a place without doing much; Spend time with a person or group regularly
lie around
Same around pattern: no clear way
Be left unused in plain sight
lounge around
Same around pattern: no clear way
Pass time in a relaxed sprawl
mess around
Same around pattern: no clear way
Spend time in a careless or playful way; Treat someone unfairly or unreliably
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