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    astray
    /əˈstreɪ/

    adverb

    • 1. away from the correct path or direction: "we went astray but a man redirected us" Similar off targetwide of the markwideawry
    • 2. into error or morally questionable behaviour: "he was led astray by boozy colleagues" Similar into wrongdoinginto errorinto sininto iniquity

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishASTRAY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of astray, an adverb that describes something or someone that is not on the right track or behaving badly. See examples, synonyms, and related words for astray.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › astrayAstray Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of astray as an adverb or adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Astray means off the right path or route, or in error, away from what is proper or desirable.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › astrayASTRAY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Astray definition: out of the right way; off the correct or known road, path, or route. See examples of ASTRAY used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › astrayAstray - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryASTRAY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ASTRAY means away from the correct path or correct way of doing something. Learn how to use this adverb in different contexts with sentences and synonyms from various sources.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › astrayAstray - definition of astray by The Free Dictionary

    Astray means away from the correct path or direction, or away from the right or good. See how to use astray in sentences, synonyms, antonyms, and translations in different languages.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishastray adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    to make somebody go in the wrong direction or do things that are wrong. Jack's parents thought the other boys might lead him astray. See astray in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: astray. Definition of astray adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.