wanderlust
To feel a strong impulse or longing to travelTo feel a strong impulse or longing to travel.
» Mary's wanderlust grew from regularly perusing travel magazines.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To feel a strong impulse or longing to travel.
(intransitive)To roam or travel widely.
Examples
3 sentencesMary's wanderlust grew from regularly perusing travel magazines.
In spring, Tom is always seized by wanderlust and has to get out into nature.
deImmer im Frühling packt Tom die Wanderlust; dann muss er in die Natur hinaus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Wanderlust is his name.
ruЕго зовут "Страсть-к-путешествиям". — shanghainese
Origin
Borrowed from German Wanderlust (“an urge to travel; a love of the ‘great outdoors’”), froBorrowed from German Wanderlust (“an urge to travel; a love of the ‘great outdoors’”), from wandern (“to wander; to hike”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn; to wind”)) + Lust (“a desire, a wish to do or have something; fun, pleasure”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to separate; to set free; to untie”)); analysable as wander + lust.
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Forms
wanderlusts, wanderlusting, wanderlusted, wanderlusted| Base form | wanderlust · to wanderlust |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | wanderlusts |
| Present participle | wanderlusting |
| Past simple | wanderlusted |
| Past participle | wanderlusted |
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Word family
6 related wordsLessons 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