English Explanatory Dictionary

go astray

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To develop bad habits; to behave improperly or illegally.
  2. To behave in an adulterous manner.
  3. To come to believe an untruth.
  4. To become lost or mislaid.
  5. To be undesirable or unhelpful.
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, astray.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-go astray.wav

Word forms

go astray goes astray going astray went astray gone astray

Synonyms

break bad go bad

Related words

lead astray

Derived words

the best laid plans of mice and men go oft astray
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