"lead astray" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: leads astray [present, singular, third-person], leading astray [participle, present], led astray [participle, past], led astray [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lead<,,led> astray}} lead astray (third-person singular simple present leads astray, present participle leading astray, simple past and past participle led astray)
  1. (transitive) To cause (someone) to believe an untruth. Tags: transitive Translations (to cause to believe untruth): πλανάω (planáō) (Ancient Greek), أَضَلَّ (ʔaḍalla) (Arabic), johtaa harhaan (Finnish), irreführen (German), in die Irre führen (German), irreleiten (German), in die Irre leiten (German), înșela (Romanian), сбива́ть с пути́ (sbivátʹ s putí) [imperfective] (Russian), сбить с пути́ (sbitʹ s putí) [perfective] (Russian), вводи́ть в заблужде́ние (vvodítʹ v zabluždénije) [imperfective] (Russian), ввести́ в заблужде́ние (vvestí v zabluždénije) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-lead_astray-en-verb-jdLGMI9n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 47 43 Disambiguation of 'to cause to believe untruth': 98 1 1
  2. (transitive) To misguide or misdirect. Tags: transitive Translations (to misguide or misdirect): ἀποβουκολέω (apoboukoléō) (Ancient Greek), أَضَلَّ (ʔaḍalla) (Arabic), johtaa harhaan (Finnish), induire en erreur (French), auf Abwege führen (German), auf Abwege bringen (German), παρασύρω (parasýro) (Greek), ξελογιάζω (xelogiázo) (Greek), sēdūcō (Latin), ngungu (Maori), whakapōhēhē (Maori), ਪੁੱਟਣਾ (puṭṭaṇā) (Punjabi), сбива́ть с пути́ (sbivátʹ s putí) [imperfective] (Russian), сбить с пути́ (sbitʹ s putí) [perfective] (Russian), descaminar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-lead_astray-en-verb-ngCRwms7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 47 43 Disambiguation of 'to misguide or misdirect': 2 96 2
  3. (transitive) To influence (someone) to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegally Tags: transitive Translations (to influence or to lead someone into bad ways, lead off the straight and narrow): ἀποβουκολέω (apoboukoléō) (Ancient Greek), verleiten (German), sēdūcō (Latin), whakakonuka (Maori), ngungu (Maori), sprowadzać na manowce [imperfective] (Polish), sprowadzić na manowce [perfective] (Polish), ਪੁੱਟਣਾ (puṭṭaṇā) (Punjabi)
    Sense id: en-lead_astray-en-verb-PtsnQgev Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 47 43 Disambiguation of 'to influence or to lead someone into bad ways, lead off the straight and narrow': 10 13 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: misguide, misdirect, corrupt, lead off, deceive, demoralize, mislead, misinform Related terms: go astray

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "to cause to believe untruth",
      "word": "أَضَلَّ"
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      "sense": "to cause to believe untruth",
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      "word": "in die Irre führen"
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      "sense": "to cause to believe untruth",
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      "roman": "vvodítʹ v zabluždénije",
      "sense": "to cause to believe untruth",
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      "word": "вводи́ть в заблужде́ние"
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      "sense": "to cause to believe untruth",
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      "sense": "to misguide or misdirect",
      "word": "أَضَلَّ"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to misguide or misdirect",
      "word": "johtaa harhaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to misguide or misdirect",
      "word": "induire en erreur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to misguide or misdirect",
      "word": "auf Abwege führen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to misguide or misdirect",
      "word": "auf Abwege bringen"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "parasýro",
      "sense": "to misguide or misdirect",
      "word": "παρασύρω"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "xelogiázo",
      "sense": "to misguide or misdirect",
      "word": "ξελογιάζω"
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "apoboukoléō",
      "sense": "to misguide or misdirect",
      "word": "ἀποβουκολέω"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to misguide or misdirect",
      "word": "sēdūcō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to misguide or misdirect",
      "word": "ngungu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to misguide or misdirect",
      "word": "whakapōhēhē"
    },
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      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "puṭṭaṇā",
      "sense": "to misguide or misdirect",
      "word": "ਪੁੱਟਣਾ"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sbivátʹ s putí",
      "sense": "to misguide or misdirect",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "сбива́ть с пути́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sbitʹ s putí",
      "sense": "to misguide or misdirect",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "сбить с пути́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to misguide or misdirect",
      "word": "descaminar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to influence or to lead someone into bad ways, lead off the straight and narrow",
      "word": "verleiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "apoboukoléō",
      "sense": "to influence or to lead someone into bad ways, lead off the straight and narrow",
      "word": "ἀποβουκολέω"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to influence or to lead someone into bad ways, lead off the straight and narrow",
      "word": "sēdūcō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to influence or to lead someone into bad ways, lead off the straight and narrow",
      "word": "whakakonuka"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to influence or to lead someone into bad ways, lead off the straight and narrow",
      "word": "ngungu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to influence or to lead someone into bad ways, lead off the straight and narrow",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "sprowadzać na manowce"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to influence or to lead someone into bad ways, lead off the straight and narrow",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "sprowadzić na manowce"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "puṭṭaṇā",
      "sense": "to influence or to lead someone into bad ways, lead off the straight and narrow",
      "word": "ਪੁੱਟਣਾ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lead astray"
}

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