astray

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈstɹeɪ/ Rhymes: -eɪ === Adverb === astray Away from the proper path; in a wrong or unknown direction. Away from what is right and good; into error or evil. ==== Derived terms ==== go astray lead astray ==== Related terms ==== stray estray ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “astray”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “astray”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “astray”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === 'Straya, Straya, atrays, tayras, yartas, yatras