go+astray

  • 21astray — adv. & predic.adj. 1 in or into error or sin ({{}}esp. lead astray). 2 out of the right way. Phrases and idioms: go astray be lost or mislaid. Etymology: ME f. OF estraieacute past part. of estraier ult. f. L extra out of bounds + vagari wander …

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  • 22astray — adverb away from the correct path or direction. Phrases go astray become lost or mislaid. Origin ME: from an Anglo Norman Fr. var. of OFr. estraie, past participle of estraier, based on L. extra out of bounds + vagari wander …

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  • 23astray —    Auana, lalau, hō aiā, pololua. See saying, Kalalau.    ♦ To lead astray, ho olalau, ho ohili, luahele, hō aiāhua …

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  • 24astray — adverb or adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estraié wandering, from estraier to stray more at stray Date: 14th century 1. off the right path or route ; straying 2. in error ; away from what is proper or desirable …

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  • 25astray — adverb In a wrong or unknown and wrongly motivated direction. See Also: stray, estray …

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  • 26astray — Synonyms and related words: abashed, aberrant, abroad, adrift, afield, all abroad, all off, all wrong, amiss, askew, at fault, at sea, awry, badly, below the mark, beside the mark, beside the point, bewildered, bootlessly, bothered, clear,… …

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  • 27astray — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. lost, wandering; in error. See deviation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. straying, adrift, amiss, off the track; see wandering 1 , wrong 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. adrift, off course, lost,… …

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  • 28astray — a·stray || É™ streɪ adv. in the wrong direction …

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  • 29astray — ad. Out of the right way, wandering, in error, lost, at fault, on the wrong scent …

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  • 30astray — adv, adj 1. off the track, off, afield, off course, lost, stray; adrift, straying, wandering, drifting. 2. wrong, amiss, in error, abroad, at fault; wide of the mark, Sl. out in left field, erroneous, faulty, mistaken, incorrect; untrue, false,… …

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