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See more synonyms for astray on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
Origin of astray 1250–1300; Middle English astraye <
Anglo-French *astraié, Old French estraié, past participle of
estraier; see
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Related Words for astray afield ,
awry ,
adrift ,
amiss ,
gone ,
lost ,
off ,
roaming ,
straying ,
vanished ,
wandering ,
wrong Examples from the Web for astray Contemporary Examples of astray But sometimes, the quest for facts lets us down, or leads us astray , and leaves us worse off than before, not better.
Certainly, other communities—ultra-Orthodox Jews, for example—are fretting about members who go online, and then astray .
The author of Room, Slammerkin, and Astray picks five of the best historical fictions about the oldest profession.
Then you read the short stories in Astray , and you realize this is how she writes!
Your most recent book, The Golden Cage, is about three brothers whose rigid ideologies lead them astray .
Historical Examples of astray That was the real madness; pride and enthusiasm led us astray .
Yes, she must have led Lantier astray ; you could see it in her eyes.
My foot was on the threshold of His house when you led me astray .
They are very idle, gay and effeminate, and I fear that they will lead you astray .
In the first place, the allurements which led me astray may have had no charms for you.
British Dictionary definitions for astray adjective , adverb (postpositive) out of the correct path or direction out of the right, good, or expected way; into error Show More
Word Origin for astray C13: from Old French estraie roaming, from estraier to stray
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Word Origin and History for astray adv. c.1300, astraied "away from home; lost," borrowed and partially nativized from Old French estraie , past participle of estraier "astray, riderless (of a horse), lost," literally "on stray" (see stray (v.)).
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Idioms and Phrases with astray see best-laid plans go astray; go astray.
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