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- Dictionaryastray/əˈstreɪ/
adverb
- 1. away from the correct path or direction: "we went astray but a man redirected us" Similar
- 2. into error or morally questionable behaviour: "he was led astray by boozy colleagues" Similar
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away from the correct path or correct way of doing something: The letter must have gone astray in the post. I was led astray by an out-of-date map. Her parents worried that she might be led astray (= encouraged to behave badly) by her unsuitable friends. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Losing and loss. action. black hole. disappear.
1. : off the right path or route : straying. 2. : in error : away from what is proper or desirable. Synonyms. afield. amiss. awry. wrong. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of astray in a Sentence. I think we were led astray by the unfortunate similarity of the two names.
If you go astray, you lose the right way, or are out of place. It can be a moral judgment: juvenile delinquents are kids who have gone astray. But it can also refer to small details. If you dress impeccably, you make sure that no thread is astray.
Astray definition: out of the right way; off the correct or known road, path, or route. See examples of ASTRAY used in a sentence.
away from the correct path or correct way of doing something: The letter must have gone astray in the mail. I was led astray by an out-of-date map. Her parents worried that she might be led astray (= encouraged to behave badly) by her unsuitable friends. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Losing and loss. action. black hole. disappear.
lead someone astray. to lead someone astray. 2 meanings: 1. out of the correct path or direction 2. out of the right, good, or expected way; into error.... Click for more definitions.
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