ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Astray

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /əˈstɹeɪ/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Astray is an adverb meaning Away from the proper path; in a wrong or unknown direction.

Meaning

Away from the proper path; in a wrong or unknown direction.

More Meanings

  1. Away from what is right and good; into error or evil.

Example Sentences

Go, set the storm-winds free, / And sink their ships or scatter them astray, / And strew their corpses forth, to weltering waves a prey.

Synonyms for astray

Depending on context, synonyms include wide.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wide, lose, error, bad, wandering, misdirected.

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