The meaning of Astray

Astray – definition

adverb
Away from the correct path or direction.
Usage examples:
We went astray but a man redirected us
Synonims:
Off target Wide of the mark Wide Awry Off course Off track Off the right track Adrift Off beam
adverb
Into error or morally questionable behaviour.
Usage examples:
He was led astray by boozy colleagues
Synonims:
Into wrongdoing Into error Into sin Into iniquity Off the rails

adverb
Away from the correct path or way of doing something
Usage examples:
Our district was led astray, and as a result, we wasted valuable resources.

Astray translation into English

Astray: translate from English into Chinese

误入歧途, 走错

Astray: translate from English into Dutch

Op een dwaalspoor, Verdwaald

Astray: translate from English into French

Égaré

Astray: translate from English into German

In die irre, Verloren

Astray: translate from English into Hindi

गुमराह, पथभ्रष्ट, सीधै रास्ते से भटका हुआ, भूला-भटका, पथ से अलग

Astray: translate from English into Italian

Smarrito, Fuori strada

Astray: translate from English into Korean

길을 잃다

Astray: translate from English into Russian

Заблудший, Заблудиться, Заблудившись, Заблудившийся

Astray: translate from English into Spanish

Por mal camino, Descarriado, Perdido

Word origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘distant from the correct path’): from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French estraie, past participle of estraier, based on Latin extra ‘out of bounds’ + v

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Astray synonims

adrift

adverb
So as to float without being either moored or steered.
Usage examples:
A cargo ship went adrift

adjective
Floating without being either moored or steered.
Usage examples:
The seamen are adrift in lifeboats

All meanings and translations of Adrift

awry

adjective
Away from the usual or expected course; amiss.
Usage examples:
I got the impression that something was awry

adjective
Not in the intended manner, or out of position, or wrong
Usage examples:
There are too many people involved, and something is bound to go awry.

All meanings and translations of Awry

wide

adjective
Of great or more than average width.
Usage examples:
A wide road

adverb
To the full extent.
Usage examples:
His eyes opened wide

noun
A ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batsman to play, for which an extra is awarded to the batting side.

All meanings and translations of Wide

wide of the mark

phrase
Not on target

idiom
To be wrong
Usage examples:
Yesterday's weather forecast was a little wide of the mark, then.

All meanings and translations of Wide of the mark

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