What is the difference between 'WONDER' and 'WANDER'? Learn English with Mr Duncan

It is true that English can be a confusing language.

There are words that look the same or sound similar, but have completely different meanings from each other.

Here is a good example of this situation.

The words ‘wonder’ with an ‘o’ and ‘wander’ with an ‘a’.

The first one relates to the feeling of amazement.

As a verb the word ‘wonder’ means to speculate or consider the matter of a certain thing in a curious way.

A general way of thinking about a particular thing is to wonder.

You might wonder about the universe.

You might wonder about the meaning of life.

You might wonder about your future.

“I wonder what I will do with my life.”

To ponder in a curious way about something is to wonder.

With an object you might wonder.

An actual thing might cause you to ask questions and wonder.

You want to find out more about it.

You ask... “I wonder how that machine works”.

To be amazed or deeply interested in something is also referred to as wonder.

You might wonder at the beautiful spring flowers.

As an adjective a person lost in their thoughts might appear to be wondering about something.

As a noun, the feeling of curiosity or amazement is wonder.

The feeling of wonder is a strong emotion.

To feel wonder.

The emotion felt when experiencing something new or exciting is wonder.

Then we have the word ‘wander’ with an ‘a’.

As a verb the word ‘wander’ means to move around freely, sometimes in a random or unplanned way.

To walk around in a general direction is 'wander'.

You might wander through a forest.

A romantic couple might wander through the park.

In this sense, we are expressing the action of roaming.

To roam around is to wander.

You might wander around the garden to get some fresh air.

A carefree journey is to wander around.

As a noun, the word ‘wander’ is the journey.

You might go for a wander in the park.

You might take a wander around the streets of London and look in the shops.

As an adjective, you might see someone wandering around their garden.

To roam, amble, stroll, meander.

To take a leisurely walk is to wander...

rather like I am doing now.

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