random
To wander; to stray; to meanderTo wander; to stray; to meander.
» The people for the experiment were chosen at random.
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1 senses(uncommon)To wander; to stray; to meander.
Examples
165 sentencesThe people for the experiment were chosen at random.
We picked the number at random.
ruМы выбрали число наугад. — marafon
deWir haben die Zahl zufällig ausgewählt. — Esperantostern
It's not really random.
It isn't really random.
They were chosen at random.
ruОни были выбраны наугад. — marafon
deDie sind nach dem Zufallsprinzip ausgewählt worden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From earlier randon, from Middle English randoun, raundon, from Old French randon, from raFrom earlier randon, from Middle English randoun, raundon, from Old French randon, from randir (“to run, gallop”) (whence French randonnée (“long walk, hike”)), from Frankish *randiju (“a run, race”) or Old Norse rend (“a run, race”), both from Proto-Germanic *randijō, from *rinnaną (“run”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *(H)r̥-nw- (“to flow, move, run”). Cognate with Middle Low German uprinden (“to jump up”), Danish rende (“to run”). See run.
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Forms
randoms, randoming, randomed, randomedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle