go astray
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go astray
verb goes astray · going astray · went astray · gone astray
- To develop bad habits; to behave improperly or illegally. If you keep hanging out with that gang you'll go astray.
- To behave in an adulterous manner. The woman thought her husband had gone astray.
- To come to believe an untruth.
- To become lost or mislaid.
- To be undesirable or unhelpful. A pinch of salt in this dish wouldn't go astray.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, astray. I went astray and ended up lost.
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verb develop bad habits; behave improperly or illegally
| 中文 | 誤入歧途 /误入歧途 wùrùqítú |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | auf die schiefe Bahn geraten |
| Русский | сбива́ться с пути́ sbivátʹsja s putí, сби́ться с пути́ sbítʹsja s putí |
| العربية | ضَلَّ ḍalla |
verb to behave in an adulterous manner
| Deutsch | fremdgehen |
|---|
verb come to believe an untruth
| Русский | заблужда́ться zabluždátʹsja |
|---|---|
| العربية | ضَلَّ ḍalla |
verb of objects: to become lost or mislaid
| Deutsch | verloren gehen, verlustig gehen |
|---|---|
| Русский | потеря́ться poterjátʹsja, теря́ться terjátʹsja |
verb to be undesirable or unhelpful
| Deutsch | fehl am Platze sein, verkehrt sein, schlecht sein |
|---|
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@misc{go_astray_2026,
title = {go astray},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20astray},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
