lead+astray

  • 21lead — 1 /li:d/ verb past tense and past participle led /led/ GO SOMEWHERE 1 GO IN FRONT (I, T) to go in front of a group of people or vehicles: You lead and we ll follow. | A truck with a jazz band on it was leading the parade. | a procession led by a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22astray — adverb 1 go astray a) to become lost: One of the documents has gone astray. b) humorous to start behaving in an immoral way 2 lead sb astray a) often humorous to encourage someone to do bad or immoral things that they would not normally do: His… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23astray — adv. 1) to lead smb. astray 2) to go astray * * * [ə streɪ] to go astray to lead smb. astray …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 24astray — a|stray [əˈstreı] adv [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: estraié wandering , from estraier; STRAY1] 1.) go astray a) to be lost or stolen ▪ The letter had gone astray in the post. b) if a plan or action goes astray, it goes wrong ▪ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25astray — [[t]əstre͟ɪ[/t]] 1) PHRASE: V inflects If you are led astray by someone or something, you behave badly or foolishly because of them. The judge thought he d been led astray by older children. 2) PHRASE: V inflects If someone or something leads you …

    English dictionary

  • 26astray — [əˈstreɪ] adv go astray to become lost[/ex] The cheque I sent them seems to have gone astray.[/ex] lead sb astray to make someone behave badly[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 27To lead captive — Lead Lead (l[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Led} (l[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leading}.] [OE. leden, AS. l[=ae]dan (akin to OS. l[=e]dian, D. leiden, G. leiten, Icel. le[imac][eth]a, Sw. leda, Dan. lede), properly a causative fr. AS. li[eth]an to go;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28To lead the way — Lead Lead (l[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Led} (l[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leading}.] [OE. leden, AS. l[=ae]dan (akin to OS. l[=e]dian, D. leiden, G. leiten, Icel. le[imac][eth]a, Sw. leda, Dan. lede), properly a causative fr. AS. li[eth]an to go;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 29lead — lead1 [li:d] verb (past and past participle led) 1》 cause (a person or animal) to go with one by drawing them along.     ↘show (someone) the way to a destination by preceding or accompanying them.     ↘(lead someone on) deceive someone into… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30astray — a|stray [ ə streı ] adverb go astray 1. ) to become lost or go to the wrong place 2. ) to go wrong or do something wrong lead someone astray 1. ) to make someone behave badly 2. ) to make someone believe something that is not true …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English