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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieswandern
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈvandɐn/
"Wölfe wandern durch die Wälder."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area.
"Tigers once roamed freely across the forests of Asia."
- 1
An act of going for a walk or journey without a definite destination.
"They went for a long roam through the countryside."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'romen', which is related to Old English 'rāmian' and potentially connected to the city of Rome (referring to pilgrims traveling to Rome). Over centuries, its meaning broadened from traveling to Rome to general wandering without a specific destination or purpose.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Roam" is said worldwide
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errer
Transliteration: /e.ʁe/
"Les loups errent dans la forêt."
wandern
Transliteration: /ˈvandɐn/
"Wölfe wandern durch die Wälder."
vagare
Transliteration: /vaˈɡaːre/
"Gli animali vagano liberamente nel parco."
vagar
Transliteration: /baˈɣaɾ/
"Los animales vagan libres por la selva."
vagar
Transliteration: /vaˈɡaɾ/
"Os animais vagam livremente pela floresta."
घुमक्कड़ी करना
Transliteration: ghumakkadi karna
"जंगलों में जानवर स्वतंत्र रूप से घूमते हैं।"
漫游
Transliteration: mànyóu
"老虎在森林里自由漫游。"
배회하다
Transliteration: baewoehada
"늑대들이 숲속을 배회합니다."
歩き回る
Transliteration: arukimawaru
"狼が森の中を歩き回る。"
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