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wandern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hike noun A long walk taken for pleasure or exercise, usually outdoors.
  • hiking noun The activity of walking long distances outdoors, typically on trails, for pleasure or exercise.
  • rambling adj Wandering from one subject to another without a clear direction, especially in speech or writing.
  • roam verb To wander or travel around freely, without a fixed destination.
  • roaming noun The act of wandering without a fixed destination.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • walking adjective Moving on foot, especially at an ordinary, unhurried pace, as opposed to running.

Senses

wandern is used for these senses in English:

  • hike (ambitransitive) To take a long walk (on something) for pleasure or exercise.
  • hiking Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport.
  • rambling A gentle hike.
  • roaming (uncountable, computing, operating system) Using the OS service of manipulating folders and documents from different PC devices by a registered user.
  • run (intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
  • walking .

hike — full definition

  1. noun A long walk taken for pleasure or exercise, usually outdoors.
  2. noun A sudden or sharp increase, especially in price.
  3. verb To walk a long distance, especially over rough or natural terrain, for pleasure or fitness.
  4. verb To raise a price, rate, or amount sharply.

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