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[ uh-strey ] / əˈstreɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR astray ON THESAURUS.COM
adverb, adjectiveout 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. Origin of astray1250–1300; Middle English astraye<Anglo-French *astraié,Old French estraié, past participle of estraier;see stray Words nearby astrayastrakhan, astral, astral body, Astrangia, astraphobia, astray, Streetcar Named Desire, A, astrict, astriction, Astrid, astride Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for astrayBut sometimes, the quest for facts lets us down, or leads us astray, and leaves us worse off than before, not better. On Torture, Chuck Johnson & Sondheim|James Poulos|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST The author of Room, Slammerkin, and Astray picks five of the best historical fictions about the oldest profession. Emma Donoghue’s Book Bag: Five Whorestoricals|Emma Donoghue|October 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST Then you read the short stories in Astray, and you realize this is how she writes! This Week’s Hot Reads: Oct. 22, 2012|Jimmy So|October 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST Your most recent book, The Golden Cage, is about three brothers whose rigid ideologies lead them astray. Shirin Ebadi Interview: Iran’s Voice of Reason on Nuke Talks|R.M. Schneiderman|April 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray. Why Honor Killings Happen|Asra Q. Nomani|October 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST 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.' The Roman Poets of the Republic|William Young Sellar 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
adjective, adverb (postpositive)out of the correct path or direction out of the right, good, or expected way; into error Word Origin for astrayC13: from Old French estraie roaming, from estraier to stray Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with astray
see best-laid plans go astray; go astray. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to astrayafield, awry, adrift, amiss, gone, lost, off, roaming, straying, vanished, wandering, wrong, off the mark |