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astray

Pronunciation: /əˈstreɪ/

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Definition of astray

adverb

  • 1away from the correct path or direction:we went astray but a man redirected us
  • 2into error or morally questionable behaviour:he was led astray by boozy colleagues

Phrases

go astray

(of an object) become lost or mislaid:the money had gone astray

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'distant from the correct path'): from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French estraie, past participle of estraier, based on Latin extra 'out of bounds' + vagari 'wander'

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