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astray

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a·stray  (-str)
adv.
1. Away from the correct path or direction. See Synonyms at amiss.
2. Away from the right or good, as in thought or behavior; straying to or into wrong or evil ways.

[Middle English, from Old French estraie, past participle of estraier, to stray; see stray.]

a·stray adj.

astray
Adjective, adv
out of the right or expected way [Old French estraier to stray]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.astray - away from the right path or direction; "he was led astray"
2.astray - far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"

astray
adjective, adverb off the right track, adrift, off course, off the mark, amiss lead someone astray lead into sin, lead into error, lead into bad ways, lead into wrong
Translations
Spanish astray [əˈstreɪ] adv to go astray → extraviarse;
to lead astray → llevar por mal camino;
to go astray in one's calculations → equivocarse en sus cálculos

French astray [əˈstreɪ] adv to go astray → s'égarer (fig); quitter le droit chemin;
to lead astray (morally) → détourner du droit chemin;
to go astray in one's calculations → faire fausse route dans ses calculs

German astray [əˈstreɪ] adv to go astray (letter) → verloren gehen (fig); auf Abwege geraten;
to lead astray → auf Abwege bringen;
to go astray in one's calculations → sich verrechnen

Italian astray [əˈstreɪ] adv to go astray → smarrirsi;
(fig) → traviarsi;
to go astray in one's calculations → sbagliare i calcoli

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It seems, Vasili Andreevich, that we have gone quite astray,' Nikita suddenly remarked, as if it were a pleasant thing.
* These misguided people sacrificed their own lives wantonly, very often made our own plans go astray, and retarded our organization.
Even the heart of Zeus, who delights in thunder, is led astray by her; though he is greatest of all and has the lot of highest majesty, she beguiles even his wise heart whensoever she pleases, and mates him with mortal women, unknown to Hera, his sister and his wife, the grandest far in beauty among the deathless goddesses -- most glorious is she whom wily Cronos with her mother Rhea did beget: and Zeus, whose wisdom is everlasting, made her his chaste and careful wife.
 
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