astray
/əˈstreɪ/adverb
उच्चारण अस्ट्रे
भटका हुआ
Core word
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
go astray
Go astray means to be lost or to go wrong. It is used for things that disappear and for people who leave the right path.
'Go astray' का अर्थ खो जाना या गलत रास्ते पर चले जाना है। यह खोई हुई वस्तुओं और भटके हुए लोगों दोनों के लिए आता है।
- The parcel went astray in the post.
- His plans went astray.
lead + sb + astray
Lead someone astray means to cause them to make bad choices or behave badly.
'Lead someone astray' का अर्थ किसी को बुरे निर्णय या बुरे व्यवहार की ओर ले जाना है।
- Bad company led him astray.
be led astray (passive)
In the passive, use the past participle led, not lead.
Passive में past participle 'led' लिखें, 'lead' नहीं।
- Many young people are led astray by false promises.
astray is an adverb
Astray is an adverb. It stands after the verb and takes no preposition: go astray, not go to astray.
'Astray' adverb है। यह क्रिया के बाद आता है और preposition नहीं लेता: 'go astray', 'go to astray' नहीं।
- A stray bullet or a letter may go astray.
astray vs lost vs wrong
Astray often suggests leaving the right path by mistake or influence; lost means you cannot find the way; wrong is the opposite of right.
Astray प्रायः गलती या प्रभाव से सही रास्ते से हट जाने का संकेत देता है; lost का अर्थ रास्ता न मिलना है; wrong का अर्थ सही का उल्टा है।
- He was led astray by bad habits.
- The tourist was lost in the lanes.
- That is the wrong answer.
+Collocations 5
verb + astray
goleadbe ledstraywander
- The lost child wandered astray in the fair.
go astray + subject
a lettera plana parcela filea cheque
- Her file went astray in the office.
lead astray + cause
bad friendsgreedfalse hopebad habitsa wrong map
- Greed can lead honest people astray.
astray + after verbs of movement
wanderstraydriftroam
- The sheep strayed astray in the thick fog.
astray + abstract nouns
planshopescalculationsarrangements
- The monsoon sent all our calculations astray.
“More examples 6
- My message to the principal must have gone astray.
प्राचार्य को भेजा मेरा संदेश कहीं खो गया होगा।
- The old shepherd found the sheep that had wandered astray from the herd.
बूढ़े चरवाहे को वह भेड़ मिली जो झुंड से भटक गई थी।
- Good teachers keep students from being led astray.
अच्छे शिक्षक विद्यार्थियों को भटकने से बचाते हैं।
- Our travel plans went badly astray after the floods.
बाढ़ के बाद हमारी यात्रा की योजनाएँ बुरी तरह बिगड़ गईं।
- Radhika's bad advisers led her astray.
राधिका को उसके गलत सलाहकारों ने भटका दिया।
- Dozens of files went astray during the office shift.
कार्यालय के स्थानांतरण के दौरान दर्जनों फ़ाइलें खो गईं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He was lead astray by his friends.
✓ He was led astray by his friends.
The past participle of lead is led.
Lead का past participle 'led' है।
✗ The letter went to astray.
✓ The letter went astray.
Astray is an adverb and takes no preposition.
'Astray' adverb है और preposition नहीं लेता।
¶Idioms 2
go astray
to become lost or be stolen; to start behaving in a way that is wrong or immoral
खो जाना, गुम हो जाना, (नैतिक रूप से) भटक जाना, बहक जाना
- Two of the parcels went astray in the post.
- Without proper guidance, young people can easily go astray.
lead sb astray
to encourage somebody to do something wrong or immoral
किसी को ग़लत रास्ते पर ले जाना, बहकाना
- Don't let your new friends lead you astray.
- He was led astray by bad company.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Go astray (become lost), lead sb astray (encourage somebody to do wrong).
Idioms: go astray (भटक जाना), lead sb astray (किसी को ग़लत राह पर ले जाना)।