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- Dictionarystray/streɪ/
verb
- 1. move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place: "dog owners are urged not to allow their dogs to stray" Similar
adjective
- 1. not in the right place; separated from the group or target: "he pushed a few stray hairs from her face" Similar
- 2. (of a physical quantity) arising as a consequence of the laws of physics, but unwanted and usually having a detrimental effect on the operation of equipment: "stray capacitance"
noun
- 1. a stray person or thing, especially a domestic animal.
- 2. electrical phenomena interfering with radio reception.
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to travel along a route that was not originally intended, or to move outside a limited area: A herd of cattle had strayed into the road. They got lost when they strayed too far from the path. The ship strayed off course during the storm. to start thinking or talking about a different subject from the one you should be giving attention to:
- English (US)
STRAYED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of stray...
- Znaczenie Strayed, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
strayed definicja: 1. past simple and past participle of...
- Strawberry Mark
STRAWBERRY MARK definition: 1. a permanent dark red mark on...
- Streak Ahead
STREAK AHEAD definition: 1. to be much more successful than...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
STRAYED 의미, 정의, STRAYED의 정의: 1. past simple and past...
- Escape
ESCAPE definition: 1. to get free from something such as a...
- Stray
to travel along a route that was not originally intended, or...
- English (US)
Stray can be a noun, verb, or adjective. As a noun, it means a domestic animal that is wandering or lost. As a verb, it means to wander from a group, place, or route. As an adjective, it means random or unwanted.
Stray can be a verb, a noun, or an adjective. As a verb, it means to travel away from a planned route or area. As a noun, it means a lost animal. As an adjective, it means not in the expected place or direction.
Stray means to move away from a group, course, or limits, or to wander aimlessly. It can also mean to deviate from moral standards or to be scattered or random. See synonyms, usage, and examples of stray.
stray. (streɪ ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense strays , present participle straying , past tense, past participle strayed. 1. verb. If someone strays somewhere, they wander away from where they are supposed to be. Tourists often get lost and stray into dangerous areas. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Learn the meaning and pronunciation of the verb stray, which means to move away from the place where you should be, to think about a different subject, or to have a sexual relationship with someone else. See examples, synonyms and word origin.
verb (used without object) to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose: to stray from the main road. Synonyms: range, rove. to wander; roam: I strayed through the maze of the forest. Synonyms: meander, drift.
