stray

intr.v., strayed, stray·ing, strays.

1. 1. To move away from a group, deviate from the correct course, or go beyond established limits.
   2. To become lost.
2. To wander about without a destination or purpose; roam. See synonyms at wander.
3. To follow a winding course; meander.
4. To deviate from a moral, proper, or right course; err.
5. To become diverted from a subject or train of thought; digress. See synonyms at swerve.

n.

One that has strayed, especially a domestic animal wandering about.

adj.

1. Straying or having strayed; wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.
2. Scattered or separate: a few stray crumbs.

[Middle English straien, from Old French estraier, from estree, highway, from Latin strāta. See street.]

strayer stray'er n.

verb

1. To move about at random, especially over a wide area: drift, gad, gallivant, meander, peregrinate, ramble, range, roam, rove, traipse, wander. See move/halt.
2. To turn away from a prescribed course of action or conduct: depart, deviate, digress, diverge, swerve, veer. Archaic err. See approach/retreat, correct/incorrect.
3. To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking: deviate, digress, divagate, diverge, ramble, wander. Idioms: go offatona tangent. See approach/retreat.

adjective

1. Unable to find the correct way or place to go: astray, disoriented, lost. See seek/avoid.
2. Without a fixed or regular course: devious, erratic, wandering. See purpose/purposelessness.

v

Definition: deviate, err
Antonyms: remain, stay

v

Definition: wander; get lost
Antonyms: go direct

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IN BRIEF: To wander or lose one's way.

Do not stray farther than you can hear me call.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - forvilde sig, komme bort, strejfe om, komme på afveje, skeje ud
adj. - omstrejfende, herreløs, vagabonderende, tilfældig, spredt, vildfarende
n. - omstrejfende person el. dyr, atmosfæriske forstyrrelser, støj

Nederlands (Dutch)
(af)dwalen, zwerfbeest, van het rechte pad afwijken

Français (French)
v. intr. - s'égarer, (fig) errer, vagabonder, (Relig) pêcher, avoir une aventure (euph)
adj. - errant, vagabond, perdu, isolé, qui traîne
n. - animal égaré, chien errant, balle perdue, chat vagabond, parasites (npl)

Deutsch (German)
v. - abschweifen, streunen
n. - streunendes Tier
adj. - zufällig, verirrt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκτρέπομαι της κανονικής πορείας, ξεστρατίζω, παραστρατώ, περιπλανώμαι (εδώ κι εκεί)
n. - αδέσποτο ή χαμένο ζώο, (πληθ.) (καθομ.) ατμοσφαιρικά παράσιτα
adj. - περιπλανώμενος, τυχαίος, αδέσποτος

Italiano (Italian)
distrarsi, errare, perdersi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - extraviar-se, divagar
adj. - extraviado, casual, abandonado

Русский (Russian)
заблудившееся/ отбившееся от стада животное, бездомный, одинокий человек, заблудившийся ребенок, случайный предмет, заблудившийся, бездомный, беспризорный, случайный, редкий, ненатянутый, заблудиться, отклониться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - distraerse, dejarse llevar por la imaginación, errar, extraviarse, perderse, apartarse, desviarse, vagar, andar sin objeto, salirse de sus límites
adj. - descarriado, extraviado, perdido, errante, apartado, suelto, aislado, incidental
n. - persona o animal descarriado, perdido, descarrío

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ströva, förirra sig, gå vilse, glida, vandra, begå ett felsteg
n. - elektriska störningar, biljud
adj. - kringdrivande, vilsekommen, tillfällig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
迷路, 走失, 闲逛, 走散, 流浪, 迷路的, 走失的, 偶尔的, 流浪的, 意外的, 迷路者, 走失的家畜, 流浪者, 离群的动物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 迷路, 走失, 閒逛, 走散, 流浪
adj. - 迷路的, 走失的, 偶爾的, 流浪的, 意外的
n. - 迷路者, 走失的家畜, 流浪者, 離群的動物

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 길을 잃다, 무의식적으로 움직이다, 빗나가다
adj. - 길 잃은, 외로이 혼자 있는, 표유의
n. - 길 잃은 사람, 미아, 부랑아

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 道に迷う, さまよう, はぐれる, 脱線する, 堕落する, 曲がりくねる
n. - 迷い出た人, 迷子, 偶然のできごと, 思いがけない累層

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضل, يتيه, يشرد (الاسم) شرود, (حيوان أو انسان) شارد (صفه) شريد, متشرد, ضال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮תעה, סטה‬
adj. - ‮תועה, בודד, מקרי, נראה פה ושם‬
n. - ‮ילד תועה‬

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