Vocab Info

A5 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

彷徨(うろつ)くto loiter, to putter, to prowl, to wander aimlessly, to knock around, to hang around, to be confused from not knowing what to do

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to loiter, to hang around, to wander around, to prowl, to roam

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    彷徨く 【うろつく】

    Details

      • う

      • ろ

      • つ

      • く

    • Frequency

      General Top 12,900

    Examples

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    • 不審(ふしん)者(しゃ)が家(いえ)の前(まえ)を彷徨(ほうこう)いています。

      A suspicious person is loitering in front of the house.

    • 店内(てんない)を彷徨(ほうこう)くように歩(ある)いて店員(てんいん)さんを探(さが)す。

      I walk around the store as if wandering aimlessly to find a clerk.

    • 仕事(しごと)を辞(や)めてから毎日(まいにち)近所(きんじょ)を彷徨(ほうこう)いています。

      Since quitting my job, I have been wandering aimlessly around the neighborhood every day.

    • 飼(か)い猫(ねこ)が庭(にわ)を彷徨(ほうこう)いているが、何(なに)か目的(もくてき)はあるのだろうか。

      Our pet cat is prowling around the yard, but I wonder if it has any purpose.

    • あの犬(いぬ)はもう何(なに)時間(じかん)もこの辺(あた)りを彷徨(ほうこう)いている。迷子(まいご)になったに違(ちが)いない。

      That dog has been wandering aimlessly around this area for hours. It must be lost.

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