go astray

Definitions

1. 1

   To develop bad habits

   To develop bad habits; to behave improperly or illegally.

   • If you keep hanging out with that gang you'll go astray.
2. 2

   To behave in an adulterous manner.

   • The woman thought her husband had gone astray.
   • I am a prisoner and all my so-called friends have gone astray on me. Could you please print this ad for me so I may hopefully reach society: I'm a lonely inmate who wishes to write someone and have a sincere relation.
3. 3

   To come to believe an untruth.

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   1. 4

      To become lost or mislaid.

   2. 5

      To be undesirable or unhelpful.

      • A pinch of salt in this dish wouldn't go astray.
   3. 6

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, astray.

      • I went astray and ended up lost.

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