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wonder (ed) ~ wander (ed)

[slightly different first vowel sound: the ‘o’ in ‘wonder’ rhymes with ‘u’ in “but” (strong); the ‘a’ in ‘wander’ rhymes with the ‘a’ in “want”]

“Wonder”, as a verb, is ‘to think about something or someone that one is not sure about, but try to guess; to feel surprised; to have curiosity with doubt; used in asking polite questions’; as a noun, it is ‘the feeling of surprise and admiration for something or someone; a person, thing or place that fills a person with astonishment and admiration’; and as an adjective (always before nouns), it means ‘(of something or someone) very good and effective’,

{‘Wonderful’ is an adjective.}

e.g.

I wonder if I’ll reach the town before nightfall.

She wonders how her husband is getting on in his new office.

I wonder if I might have a glass of water.

Taj Mahal is included in the new 7 wonders of the world.

Viagra is a wonder drug.   Have you tried it?

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“Wander”, as a verb, is ‘to walk slowly and aimlessly in a place; to walk away from where one is supposed to be; to talk about something out of context, not related to the topic that has been in discussion; to think about something and forget about the place you are in and the people around’; as a noun, it is ‘a short relaxed purposeless walk in or around a place, not knowing what to do’,

[A ‘wanderer’ is a person who wanders.]

e.g.

I usually wander around the mall while my wife does the shopping.

After dinner the tourists left the hotel and wandered the streets of the town.

During the meeting, she wanders off in her thoughts and misses the main points.

Don’t let the children wander off; they may be lost in this crowd.

After tea, my friend and I had a wander in the gardens for a while, talking this and that.

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