"astray" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /əˈstɹeɪ/ [US] Audio: en-us-astray.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English astraien or by apheresis straien, from Old French estraier (“to stray”), from late Medieval Latin extravagari (“to wander beyond”), from Latin extra (“beyond”) + vagārī (“to wander, stray”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|astraien}} Middle English astraien, {{glossary|apheresis}} apheresis, {{der|en|fro|estraier||to stray}} Old French estraier (“to stray”), {{der|en|ML.|extravagari||to wander beyond}} Medieval Latin extravagari (“to wander beyond”), {{der|en|la|extra||beyond}} Latin extra (“beyond”) Head templates: {{en-adv|?}} astray
  1. In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction. Derived forms: go astray, lead astray Related terms: stray, estray Translations (in a wrong direction): بِضَلَال (biḍalāl) (Arabic), عَلَى ضَلَال (ʕalā ḍalāl) (Arabic), desencaminadament (Catalan), ᎤᎴᎾᎯᏛ (ulenahidv) (Cherokee), 迷途地 (Chinese Mandarin), harhaan (Finnish), fehlgeleitet (German), abwegig (German), irregeleitet (German), ar seachrán (Irish), 道に迷って (Japanese), заблуди́вшись (zabludívšisʹ) (Russian), сби́вшись с пути́ (sbívšisʹ s putí) (Russian), air seachran (Scottish Gaelic), air iomrall (Scottish Gaelic), perdido (Spanish), extraviado (Spanish), vilse (Swedish), på villovägar (Swedish)
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