meander

me·an·der

 (mē-ăn′dər)

intr.v. me·an·dered, me·an·der·ing, me·an·ders

1. To follow a winding and turning course: Streams tend to meander through level land.

2. To move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction: vagabonds meandering through life. See Synonyms at wander.

3. To speak or write in sustained fashion on a number of loosely connected topics.

4. To be directed in various directions or at multiple objects: His gaze meandered over the church's façade.

n.

1. often meanders A bend, turn, or winding, as of a stream or path.

2. A portion, side trip, or episode in a longer journey.

3. A passage on a subtopic or digression in a longer piece of discourse.

4. An ornamental pattern of winding or intertwining lines, used in art and architecture.

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[From Latin maeander, circuitous windings, from Greek maiandros, after Maiandros, the Maeander River in Phrygia, noted for its windings.]

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me·an′der·er n.

me·an′der·ing·ly adv.

me·an′drous (-drəs) adj.

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meander

(mɪˈændə)

vb (intr)

1. to follow a winding course

2. to wander without definite aim or direction

n

3. (often plural) a curve or bend, as in a river

4. (often plural) a winding course or movement

5. (Architecture) an ornamental pattern, esp as used in ancient Greek architecture

[C16: from Latin maeander, from Greek Maiandros the River Maeander; see Menderes (sense 1)]

meˈanderer n

meˈandering adj

meˈanderingly adv

meˈandrous adj

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Meander

(miːˈændə)

n

1. (Historical Terms) a variant spelling of Maeander

2. (Placename) a variant spelling of Maeander

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me•an•der

(miˈæn dər)

v.i.

1. to proceed by a winding or indirect course.

2. to wander aimlessly; ramble.

n.

3. a winding path or course.

[1570–80; < Latin maeander < Greek maíandros a winding, generic use of Maíandros the Menderes River]

Me•an•der

(miˈæn dər)

n.

ancient name of the Menderes (def. 1).

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meander

Past participle: meandered
Gerund: meandering

Imperative

meander

meander

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meander

A curve in a river that swings in wide loops from side to side.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	meander - a bend or curve, as in a stream or river oxbow - a U-shaped curve in a stream stream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
	2.	meander - an aimless amble on a winding course ramble amble, stroll, saunter, perambulation, promenade - a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
Verb	1.	meander - to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" thread, wind, wander, weave go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" snake - move along a winding path; "The army snaked through the jungle" wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"

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meander

verb

1. wind, turn, snake, zigzag The river meandered in lazy curves.

2. wander, stroll, stray, ramble, stravaig (Scot. & Northern English dialect) We meandered along the Irish country roads.

3. ramble, rabbit (Brit. informal), rattle, chatter, waffle (Brit. informal), witter (Brit. informal), prattle, natter (Brit. informal), maunder, blether, prate (rare) She meandered on, stopping now and again for a breath.

noun

1. wander, stroll, amble, saunter, mosey (informal) a meander round the shops

2. curve, bend, turn, twist, loop, coil, zigzag The outer bank of a meander in the river.

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meander

verb

1. To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course:

coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, snake, spiral, twine, twist, weave, wind, wreathe.

2. To move about at random, especially over a wide area:

drift, gad, gallivant, peregrinate, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, traipse, wander.

3. To walk at a leisurely pace:

amble, perambulate, promenade, ramble, saunter, stroll, wander.

Informal: mosey.

noun

An act of walking, especially for pleasure.Often used in plural:

amble, perambulation, promenade, ramble, saunter, stroll, walk, wander.

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Translations

يَتَعَرَّج، يَنْعَطِفيَهيم، يَشْرُد

klikatit setoulat se

bugte sig

Mäandermäandernsich winden

μαίανδρος

méandreméandrerserpentervagabonder

bolyongkacskaringóz

hlykkjast, bugîastreika

meandroserpeggiare

klaidžiotiklydinėti

klaiņotklīstlīkumot

меандрирование

kıvrıla kıvrıla ilerlemekorada burada dolaşmak

漫步蜿蜓而流

meander

[mɪˈændəʳ]

A. VI

1. [river] → serpentear

2. [person] (= roam) → deambular, vagar; (in speech) → divagar

B. N → meandro m
meanders (fig) → meandros mpl

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meander

[miˈændə^r] vi

(= wind) [river] → serpenter; [road] → serpenter
A stream meandered towards the sea → Un ruisseau serpentait jusqu'à la mer.

[person] → flâner

[speech, conversation, account] → se perdre en méandres

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

meander

vi (river) → sich (dahin)schlängeln, mäandern; (person) → wirr sein; (= go off subject) → (vom Thema) abschweifen; (walking) → schlendern

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meander

[mɪˈændəʳ]

1. n → meandro

2. vi (river) → fare dei meandri; (person) → girovagare (fig) → divagare

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meander

(miˈӕndə) verb

1. (of a river) to flow slowly along with many bends and curves. The stream meandered through the meadows. meander يَتَعَرَّج، يَنْعَطِف извивам се serpentear klikatit se sich winden bugte sig ελίσσομαιserpentear looklema مسير پيچيده اى را طى کردن mutkitella serpenter לְהִתפַּתֵל टेढे़-मेढे़ बहना krivudati, vijugati kanyarog berkelok-kelok hlykkjast, bugðast serpeggiare 曲がりくねる 굽이쳐 흐르다 vingiuoti līkumot berkelok-kelok zich slingerenbukte segwić się ستونزمن مسير لرل serpear a şer­­pui извиваться kľukatiť sa vijugati se vijugati meandra, ringla sig (แม่น้ำ) ไหลคดเคี้ยว kıvrıla kıvrıla ilerlemek 蜿蜓而流 коліно ٹیڑھے میڑھے راستوں سے نکلنا chảy quanh co 蜿蜓而流

2. (of people etc) to wander about in various directions. His writing meanders all over the page. dwaal يَهيم، يَشْرُد криволича vaguear toulat se sich winden slentre omkring; slynge sig περιπλανιέμαιvagar, deambular, andar sin rumbo fijo risti-rästi jooksma مسير پيچيده harhailla vagabonder לְשוֹטֵט इधर-उधर फिरना या घूमना krivudati bolyong; kacskaringóz(ik) tanpa arah reika divagare; vagabondare さまよう 두서 없이 계속되다 klaidžioti, klydinėti klaiņot; klīst tanpa arah rondzwervenslynge seg błądzić ستونزمنه تګ لاره vaguear a scrie ilizibil бродить без цели; растекаться мыслью по древу túlať sa tavati tumarati irra omkring, gå hit och dit เดินเรื่อยเปื่อย orada burada dolaşmak 漫步，漫無目的地走，亂七八糟地佔滿 блукати навмання مختلف راستے اختیار کرنا đi lang thang 漫步

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