Collocations for wander - verb

slowly
aimlessly
disconsolately, restlessly
happily
at will, freely
The cattle are allowed to wander freely.

just, simply
Simply wandering is a pleasure in itself.

far, farther (esp. AmE), further (esp. BrE), further afield (esp. BrE)
One day she wandered further afield.

about (esp. BrE), across, along, around, away, back, in, off, out, over, round (esp. BrE)
He just wandered in one day and asked for a job.

be free to
Visitors are free to wander through the gardens and woods.

allow sb/sth to, let sb/sth
How could you let him wander off like that?

across, all over, along, among, around, down, in, into, out of, round (esp. BrE), through, towards/toward
Don't go wandering all over the house!
He wandered into a bar and ordered a drink.

find sb wandering
They found him wandering around aimlessly.

a little

begin to
His attention was beginning to wander.

allow sth to, let sth
Lisa let her mind wander a little.

from, to
My thoughts wandered from the exam questions to my interview the next day.

Wander is used with these nouns as the subject:
attention, chicken, dog, eye, gaze, ghost, goat, mind

Wander is used with these nouns as the object:
corridor, countryside, earth, hallway, neighbourhood, street