to vagabond
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9.9
- verb
- /ˈvæɡəˌbɑnd/
- Archaic
:
vagar
- During the summer, they would take time off work to spend weeks vagabonding along the coast, living day by day.
Examples
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Now, get off my property, you vagabond, before I set the dogs on you, you hear?
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Come along, you vagabond.
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Amsterdam was filled with young Americans, Canadians, and Australians vagabonding around Europe on $10 a day (or at least that's what the guidebook's title said it could be done for).
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In the early days, he spent his youth vagabonding from one city to another, always searching for new adventures.
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She often found herself vagabonding through the countryside, exploring hidden trails and enjoying the beauty of nature.
Synonyms
379
1.3
Move around without a fixed direction, often slowly and in curves
331
2.9
To move slowly without a clear direction, for example when air or water move something
189
2.5
Move around without a fixed place, often while looking for something
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2.0
To move from place to place without a fixed home or plan
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2.8
To move away from the correct place or path and wander
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3.3
To move or travel freely over an area
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6.4
To travel around without a fixed plan, often looking for something
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5.5
To walk with heavy steps, often over rough ground
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4.4
To walk for pleasure without a fixed route
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8.4
To roam around for pleasure without a clear plan
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9.0
To move around places for pleasure without a plan
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7.9
To move around in a relaxed, aimless way without a fixed plan
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9.7
To walk around without a clear destination for pleasure
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9.9
Move around without a clear plan or purpose
Walk around slowly without a plan
To travel from place to place in a free, adventurous way
Antonyms
How Aimless
- Archaic
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9.9
189
2.5
379
1.3
27
5.3
122
1.8
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vagabond as a verb (old use) comes from the Latin vagari 'to wander'. A helpful way to remember it is that to vagabond was to move about aimlessly, often looking for work or food.