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STRAYED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of stray 2. to travel along a route that was not originally…. Learn more.
They got lost when they strayed too far from the path. The ship strayed off course during the storm . to start thinking or talking about a different subject from the one you should be giving attention to:
Verb The airplane strayed off course. our straying son swears he's returned to the straight and narrow Adjective stray sightings of UFO's, none of which have been rigorously analyzed by scientists
stray in American English. (streɪ ) verb intransitive. 1. to wander from a given place, limited area, direct course, etc., esp. aimlessly; roam; rove. 2. to go wrong; be in error; deviate (from what is right) 3. to fail to concentrate; be inattentive or digress.
Definition of stray verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb (used without object) to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose: to stray from the main road. Synonyms: range, rove. to wander; roam: I strayed through the maze of the forest. Synonyms: meander, drift.
Little Red Riding Hood strayed from the path and ended up getting eaten by the Big Bad Wolf. When you stray, you wander off without paying attention to where you're going, and sometimes you get in trouble. Stray can be used as a verb or as a noun.
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roam: The new puppy strayed from room to room. to go astray; deviate, as from a moral, religious, or philosophical course: to stray from the teachings of the church.
to travel along a route that was not originally intended, or to move outside a limited area: A herd of cattle had strayed into the road. They got lost when they strayed too far from the path. The ship strayed off course during the storm.
