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wander
v. intrans.
P. and V. πλᾰνᾶσθαι, περῐπολεῖν (Plat. and Isoc.), ἀ̆λᾶσθαι (Dem. 440, also Isoc.), V. οἰχνεῖν, στρέφεσθαι, στρωφᾶσθαι, ἀ̆ναστρωφᾶσθαι, ἀ̆λαίνειν, ἀ̆λητεύειν, φοιτᾶν.
Met., wander in mind or conversation: P. and V. πλᾰνᾶσθαι, V. ἀ̆λᾶσθαι, ἀ̆λαίνειν, Ar. and V. ἀ̆λύ̄ειν (Ar. Vesp. 111); see be mad, under mad.
My thoughts wandered:
V. ἐξέβην γὰρ ἄλλοσε (Eur. I.T. 781).
Letting my thoughts wander to the time when. . . .
V. ἐκεῖσε τὸν νοῦν δοὺς ὅτε . . . (Eur. Ion, 1370).
Wander about:
Ar. and P. περῐνοστεῖν.
We have wandered from the point:
P. ἀπὸ τοῦ προτεθέντος λόγου πεπλανήμεθα (Plat. Polit. 263a); see digress.
Wandering from:
V. πλαγχθείς (gen.) (aor. part. pass.).
Wander over:
P. and V. περῐπολεῖν (Plat.) (acc.), ἐπιστρέφεσθαι (acc.), V. πολεῖν (acc.), ἀ̆λᾶσθαι (acc.), ἐμβᾰτεύειν (acc. or gen.).

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