Question 1 · Quick check
astray
CEFRC2
/əˈstɹeɪ/
adverb
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In plain English
- 01
adverb
Away from the correct path or direction.
- 02
adverb
Extra detailAway from what is right and good; into error or evil.
Examples
I have gone astray somewhere in my calculations.
We went astray in the woods.
At a glance
Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
Deep Dive
adverb
Extra meaningAway from the proper path; in a wrong or unknown direction.
More examples
In contextGo, set the storm-winds free, / And sink their ships or scatter them astray, / And strew their corpses forth, to weltering waves a prey.
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Origin
adverb
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”).