What does astray mean?
Definitions for astray
əˈstreɪastray
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word astray.
Princeton's WordNet
astrayadverb
away from the right path or direction
"he was led astray"
wide, astrayadverb
far from the intended target
"the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"
Wiktionary
astrayadverb
In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Astrayadverb
Out of the right way.
Etymology: from a and stray.
May seem the wain was very evil led,
When such an one had guiding of the way,
That knew not, whether right he went, or else astray. F. Q.You run astray, for whilst we talk of Ireland, you rip up the original of Scotland. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.
Like one that had been led astray
Through the heav’n’s wide pathless way. John Milton, Il Penseroso.
ChatGPT
astray
Astray refers to being off the correct path or direction, either physically or metaphorically. This could be used in the context of being lost geographically, or being misguided in beliefs or actions. Essentially, it describes a state of being lost, mistaken, or diverted from the right direction or correct way.
Webster Dictionary
Astray
out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering; as, to lead one astray
Etymology: [See Estray, Stray.]
Wikidata
Astray
Astray is the sixth album from the American band, Samiam, released in 2000 on Hopeless Records and Burning Heart Records.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Astray
a-strā′, adv. out of the right way. [Prep. a, on, and Stray.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of astray in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of astray in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of astray in a Sentence
It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon proved this.
The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
This is a victory of values, the values of the Enlightenment, the values of France, the values on which America was founded, the values from which the US and the UK have gone significantly astray, this is the end of know-nothing populism.
The ideal conditionWould be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct;But since we are all likely to go astray,The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach.
We follow the mystics. They know where they are going. They, too, go astray, but when they go astray they do so in a way that is mystical, dark, and mysterious.
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- على ضلال, بضلالArabic
- desencaminadamentCatalan, Valencian
- irreführendGerman
- extraviado, perdidoSpanish
- harhaanFinnish
- égaréFrench
- The translation of "astray" in Irish is "ar strae."Irish
- 迷うJapanese
- extraviado, perdidoPortuguese
- заблудиться, сбившись с путиRussian
- vilse, på villovägarSwedish
- lạc đườngVietnamese
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