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BNC: 14149 COCA: 16756

astray

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astray ˈstreɪ/ adverb
astray
ˈstreɪ/
adverb
Learner's definition of ASTRAY
: off the right path or route迷路地usually used with go通常与go连用
: away from what is right, good, or desirable偏离正确方向地;误入歧途地usually used with go or lead通常与go或lead连用
BNC: 14149 COCA: 16756

astray

adverb or adjective

1
: off the right path or route : straying
2
: in error : away from what is proper or desirable

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This leads us to becoming outcast, bullied and led astray. Chloé Hayden, refinery29.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Director Peyfa’s oblique approach to the narrative leads one astray. John Anderson, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022 Putin was led astray by military advisers about how poorly the Russian military has been performing in Ukraine and how the Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions. Maegan Vazquez And Sam Fossum, CNN, 31 Mar. 2022 Ukraine’s rightful place was under the protection and imperial care of Russia, not led astray—politically, militarily, culturally—by the West. The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2022 At the beginning of the story, Virgil finds Dante the pilgrim (distinct from Dante the author) in a dark wood, led astray from the path of righteousness by his own sinful inclinations. John-paul Heil, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Nov. 2021 What this story reveals is how easily governmental institutions can be destroyed when people are led astray by intoxicating notions of a place in the sun. Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022 Others were swept up in the moment’s savagery, led astray by stronger wills with dangerous motives. Karl Rove, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2022 Many were led astray by Google Maps, which offered alternate driving routes that sent drivers to snowy dead ends. Amy Alonzo, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French estraié wandering, from estraier to stray — more at stray

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of astray was in the 13th century
BNC: 14149 COCA: 16756

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