What does astray mean?

Definitions for astray
əˈstreɪastray

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. astrayadverb

    away from the right path or direction

    "he was led astray"

  2. wide, astrayadverb

    far from the intended target

    "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"

Wiktionary

  1. astrayadverb

    In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Astray

    out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering; as, to lead one astray

  2. Etymology: [See Estray, Stray.]

Wikidata

  1. 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

  1. Astray

    a-strā′, adv. out of the right way. [Prep. a, on, and Stray.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of astray in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of astray in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of astray in a Sentence

  1. Matthew Prior:

    Who walks the fastest, but walks astray, is only furthest from his way.

  2. Wesley D'Amico:

    No one leads you astray if you don't accept.

  3. Heather Lydia Thornhill:

    If I stop loving you because my wisdom leads me astray, remember the love we shared of every love filled day.

  4. Aung San:

    Generous donations which are uncoordinated tend to go astray or to prove less effective than they might be if they were part of a well laid plan.

  5. Seneca:

    We most often go astray on a well trodden and much frequented road.

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