go astray

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === go astray (third-person singular simple present goes astray, present participle going astray, simple past went astray, past participle gone astray) (intransitive) To develop bad habits; to behave improperly or illegally. Synonyms: break bad, go bad (intransitive) To behave in an adulterous manner. (intransitive) To come to believe an untruth. (intransitive, of an object) To become lost or mislaid. (intransitive, chiefly in the negative) To be undesirable or unhelpful. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go,‎ astray. ==== Derived terms ==== the best laid plans of mice and men go oft astray ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== lead astray