astray

[ uh-strey ]

/ əˈstreɪ /

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adverb, adjective

out of the right way; off the correct or known road, path, or route: Despite specific instructions, they went astray and got lost.

away from that which is right; into error, confusion, or undesirable action or thought: They were led astray by their lust for money.

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Origin of astray

1250–1300; Middle English astraye < Anglo-French *astraié, Old French estraié, past participle of estraier; see stray

Words nearby astray

astrakhan, astral, astral body, astrangia, astraphobia, astray, astrict, astriction, astrid, astride, astringe

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Example sentences from the Web for astray

But sometimes, the quest for facts lets us down, or leads us astray, and leaves us worse off than before, not better.
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Then you read the short stories in Astray, and you realize this is how she writes!
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Your most recent book, The Golden Cage, is about three brothers whose rigid ideologies lead them astray.
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The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.
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He took it for granted that Tom would be paying her his usual afternoon visit, and he was not astray.
A Nest of Linnets|Frank Frankfort Moore
Our mind is all astray—existence goes on outside of real life.'
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Nor even does that, luxuriant though it be, lead him astray.
The London Pulpit|J. Ewing Ritchie
He never thought she had led him astray, and had no blame for her.
A Little Girl in Old Salem|Amanda Minnie Douglas
For there is a serious difficulty in which the very employment of the word "immediate" might lead us astray.
A New Philosophy: Henri Bergson|Edouard le Roy

British Dictionary definitions for astray

astray

/ (əˈstreɪ) /

adjective, adverb (postpositive)

out of the correct path or direction

out of the right, good, or expected way; into error

Word Origin for astray

C13: from Old French estraie roaming, from estraier to stray

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Idioms and Phrases with astray

astray

see best-laid plans go astray; go astray.

astray

adverb, adjective

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