stray+(verb)

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• stray — ► VERB 1) move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place. 2) (of the eyes or a hand) move idly in a specified direction. 3) informal be unfaithful to a spouse or partner. ► ADJECTIVE 1) not in the right place; separated from a …   English terms dictionary

• stray — /streɪ / (say stray) verb (i) 1. to go from the proper course or place or beyond the proper limits, especially without settled course or purpose; ramble; roam. 2. to wander (away, off, from, into, to, etc.). 3. to deviate, as from the set or… …  

• stray — verb 1》 move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.     ↘(of the eyes or a hand) move idly in a specified direction. 2》 be unfaithful to a spouse or partner. adjective 1》 not in the right place; separated from a group. 2》… …   English new terms dictionary

• stray — [[t]stre͟ɪ[/t]] strays, straying, strayed 1) VERB If someone strays somewhere, they wander away from where they are supposed to be. [V prep/adv] Tourists often get lost and stray into dangerous areas... [V prep/adv] Crews stray outside to film… …   English dictionary

• stray — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ far ▪ The animals hadn t strayed too far. ▪ never, rarely ▪ He never strayed far from his home. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• stray — stray1 [ streı ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to move away from the correct place or path: Hikers are reminded not to stray from the path. The airplane strayed into Chinese airspace. a ) to move away from a particular subject, usually without meaning …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stray — I UK [streɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms stray : present tense I/you/we/they stray he/she/it strays present participle straying past tense strayed past participle strayed * 1) to move around without thinking She let her hands stray over… …   English dictionary

• stray — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estraié, past participle of estraier Date: 13th century 1. a. a domestic animal that is wandering at large or is lost b. a person or thing that strays 2. [Middle English, from straien to stray] …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stray — 1 verb (I) 1 to leave the place where you should be without intending to: a warship that had strayed into enemy waters 2 to begin to deal with a different subject than the main one, without intending to: stray into/onto sth: We re straying into… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stray — 1. verb 1) the gazelle had strayed from the herd Syn: wander off, go astray, get separated, get lost 2) we strayed from our original topic Syn: digress, deviate, wander, get sidetracked, go off at a tangent, veer off; …   Thesaurus of popular words

• stray — [streɪ] verb [I] I 1) to move away from the correct place or path The plane strayed into enemy airspace.[/ex] 2) to start talking about a new subject without intending to II adj stray [streɪ] 1) lost or without a home a stray cat/dog[/ex] 2)… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English