astray

əˈstreɪ

Definition

Definition of astray - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

navigationin a wrong or unknown direction

The hikers went astray in the dense forest.

lost

moralityinto error or morally wrong direction

The young man was led astray by bad influences..

errant

wayward

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Expressions with astray

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go astray

deviate from the correct or expected path

The hikers went astray and got lost in the forest..

lead astray

cause someone to believe something false

He was led astray by the false rumors.

Origin of astray

Middle English, a-stray (on + stray)

Terms with astray included in their meaning

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go off into the weeds

focus

go hopelessly astray or lose focus from the main point

amiss

adv.

astray

away from the correct or expected course

seduced

adj.

deception

led astray or into wrongdoing

wilder

mislead

lead someone astray or off course

kipper

deception

lead astray or frame someone

misdirect

morality

corrupt morally or lead astray

debauch

moral corruption

morally corrupt someone or lead them astray

friar's lantern

ghostly guide

elusive light leading travelers astray

Examples of astray in a sentence

Her thoughts often led her astray from the task.
The hikers went astray in the dense forest.
Her calculations went astray due to a minor error.

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French:dans la mauvaise direction, dans l'erreur, ...
German:vom Weg ab, vom Weg abgekommen, ...
Italian:fuori rotta, fuorviato, ...
Spanish:extraviados, extraviado, ...
Portuguese:perdido, desencaminhadamente, ...
Chinese:误入歧途, ...
Japanese:道に迷って, 道を踏み外して, ...
Arabic:ضلالا, إِلَى الضَّلَال, ...
Hebrew:מֵהַדֶּרֶךְ, בְּדֶרֶךְ רָעָה, ...
Russian:сбились с пути, сбившийся с пути, ...
Ukrainian:заблукати, заблукавший, ...
Hindi:भटककर, गुमराह होकर, ...
Bengali:ভুল পথে, ভ্রান্ত পথে, ...
Catalan:fora de camí, pel mal camí, ...
Czech:bludně, na scestí, ...
Danish:på afveje, ...
Dutch:verdwaald, op een dwaalspoor, ...
Greek:εκτός πορείας, παραστρατημένα, ...
Hungarian:eltévedve, elzüllötten, ...
Khmer:វង្វេងផ្លូវ, ខុសផ្លូវ, ...
Korean:길을 잃다, 잘못된 길로, ...
Persian:به بیراهه, به گمراهی, ...
Polish:na manowce, na złą drogę, ...
Portuguese (BR):desorientados, para o mau caminho, ...
Romanian:rătăcit, pierdut, ...
Swedish:vilse, på avvägar, ...
Thai:หลงทาง, หลงผิด, ...
Turkish:yolu kaybetmek, yanlış yola, ...
Vietnamese:lạc đường, lầm đường, ...

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