скита́ться

rare #14198

verbreflexiveimperfective

1.
to wander, to roam, to stray, to drift about
Он го́дами скита́лся по чужи́м города́м.
For years he wandered through foreign cities.
Often implies long, aimless or forced travel.
2.
to live as a vagrant, to be homeless, to roam without a home
По́сле пожа́ра они́ до́лго скита́лись без до́ма.
After the fire they were homeless for a long time.
Of people with no permanent home or work.

Examples

Возможно, я буду просто скита́ться сам по себе.
Maybe I'll just wander off on my own.
Не хочу скитаться без денег и жилья.
I don’t want to wander around without money or a place to live.
Распоп скитался по деревням, потеряв свой приход.
The defrocked priest wandered from village to village after losing his parish.
Прогнанный из дома, он долго скитался по улицам.
Driven out of the house, he wandered the streets for a long time.
Такая у него планида — вечно скитаться.
That is his fate—to wander forever.
Он много лет скитался по чужим городам.
He wandered through other people’s cities for many years.

Imperative
ты	скита́йся
вы	скита́йтесь

Active present	скита́ющийся	wandering, roaming, roving, straying
Active past	скита́вшийся	wandering, roaming, vagrant, errant
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	скита́ясь	while doing (present)
Gerund past	скитавшись	while doing (past)