Astray
[ə'streɪ] or [ə'stre]
Definition
(adv.) away from the right path or direction; 'he was led astray'.
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Definition
(adv. & a.) Out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering; as, to lead one astray.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. Out of the right way, on the wrong scent.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Loose, abroad, missing, about, at_large, wrong, erring, wandering
ANT:Right, close, at_home, safe
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Definition
adv. out of the right way.
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Examples
- They have been leading her astray for years. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Her friends leading her astray for years! Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- It leads one astray; one does not know what to do. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- When it don't go astray for a long time, they get suspicious and throttle it anyhow, because they think it is hatching deviltry. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- She is quite as likely to have led _them_ astray. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- In the midst of the action he went astray, and, with another deep sigh, fell to work at his shoemaking. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I will,--if yo're leading me astray i' this matter. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- When it goes astray, they suppress it--pounce upon it without warning, and throttle it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- She tried one ascending path and another, and found that they led her astray. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I have seen and handled many of her possessions, because they are frequently astray. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- So far I could hardly have gone astray. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- No doubt I see this, because I know it is so; but I am astray, and seem to see nothing. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- They found that they had been led astray and had gone to the wrong place; they discovered that the accepted site is in the city. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- If ever you, with such a beautiful young family, were to go astray, you must despair of forgiveness. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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