What does lead astray mean?
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lead astray
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Princeton's WordNet
lead off, lead astrayverb
teach immoral behavior to
"It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"
mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astrayverb
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
"The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
deceive, betray, lead astrayverb
cause someone to believe an untruth
"The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
Wiktionary
lead astrayverb
To cause (someone) to believe an untruth.
lead astrayverb
To misguide or misdirect.
ChatGPT
lead astray
To lead astray generally means to cause someone to make a mistake, behave badly, or diverge from the correct path or direction by misleading or distracting them. This can be in terms of physical direction, moral judgment, beliefs, actions, or decisions.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lead astray in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lead astray in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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