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# astray

«astray» in Mova's school dictionary: **away from the right path or place, lost** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (astray)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Astray means away from the right path or place, lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astray/#m1)

2) To go astray or be led astray means to do wrong things, often because someone tempted you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astray/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, travellers go astray in the woods and letters go astray in the post. In the Bible and church, the lost sheep «went astray», and people «led astray» start behaving badly. Phrases: «go astray», «lead astray».

### examples

- The letter went astray in the post. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astray/#x1)
- We went astray in the Wild Wood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astray/#x2)
- Toad's friends were afraid he would be led astray. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astray/#x3)
- The shepherd went to look for the sheep that had gone astray. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astray/#x4)
- Don't let anyone lead you astray. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astray/#x5)
- One of my gloves has gone astray. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astray/#x6)
- Some day they will lead you astray.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astray/#x7)

### note

Used after verbs like go and lead, not before a noun.

### In the corpora

- [If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.651/)
- [And they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices unto the satyrs, after whom they go astray.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.500/)
- [Cursed be he that maketh the blind to go astray in the way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.720/)
- [The wicked are estranged from the womb; the speakers of lies go astray as soon as they are born.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.949/)
- [For, lo, they that go far from Thee shall perish; Thou dost destroy all them that go astray from Thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1248/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «astray» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astray/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.