stray
/streɪ/verb
उच्चारण स्ट्रे
भटकना, भटक जाना
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[I]
to move away from the place where you should be, without intending to; to begin to think about or discuss a different subject from the one you should be thinking about
भटकना, भटक जाना
- Don't stray from the topic.
- Cattle sometimes stray onto the highway at night.
- A few sheep strayed from the flock and got lost.
+ 2 more examples
- The conversation strayed from the exam to cricket.
- Don't let your attention stray during the test.
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[only before noun]
(of animals normally kept as pets) away from home and lost; separated from other things or people of the same kind
आवारा; भटका हुआ
- stray dogs
- a stray bullet
- Volunteers feed stray cats near the railway station.
+ 2 more examples
- A stray dog followed me all the way home.
- A stray hair was stuck on the lens.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
stray (adjective)
A stray animal is one that has lost its home or has no owner. As an adjective it comes before the noun.
'Stray' जानवर वह है जिसका घर खो गया हो या जिसका कोई मालिक न हो। Adjective के रूप में यह noun से पहले आता है।
- Stray dogs gathered near the railway station.
- A stray cat followed us home.
stray from / away from sth (verb)
To stray is to wander away from the right path or place. In writing and speaking, it also means to move away from a topic. Use from.
'Stray' का अर्थ सही मार्ग या स्थान से भटकना है। लेखन और बोलचाल में इसका अर्थ विषय से हटना भी है। 'From' का प्रयोग करें।
- Do not stray from the main road at night.
- The speaker strayed from the topic.
stray + noun (single, unplanned)
Stray can also mean single or occasional, as in a stray bullet or a stray thought.
'Stray' का अर्थ अकेला या यदा-कदा का भी हो सकता है, जैसे a stray bullet या a stray thought।
- A stray bullet hit the wall.
- A few stray clouds floated across the sky.
a stray (countable noun)
As a noun, a stray is a lost or ownerless animal.
Noun के रूप में 'stray' खोया हुआ या बिना मालिक का जानवर है।
- The shelter takes in strays during the winter.
stray vs. wander / roam
Stray suggests going away by mistake. Wander is aimless movement, and roam is free movement over a wide area.
'Stray' भूल से दूर चले जाने का भाव देता है। 'Wander' लक्ष्यहीन घूमना है और 'roam' विस्तृत क्षेत्र में स्वतंत्र घूमना।
- The cows roam freely in the village.
- He wandered through the market.
+Collocations 4
stray + animal
dogcatcowpuppyanimalkitten
- Radhika fed the stray puppy near her school.
stray + other noun
bulletthoughthairremarkcloudspark
- A stray thought distracted her in the exam hall.
stray + adverb / preposition
fromaway fromintoofftoo far
- The child strayed into the forest.
verb + stray
feedadoptrescueshelterchase away
- The volunteers rescue stray animals.
“More examples 6
- The little goat strayed from the herd and got lost.
छोटी बकरी झुंड से भटक गई और खो गई।
- The municipal corporation has started a drive to vaccinate stray dogs.
नगर निगम ने आवारा कुत्तों का टीकाकरण करने का अभियान शुरू किया है।
- Radhika brushed a stray lock of hair from her face.
राधिका ने अपने चेहरे से बालों की एक बिखरी लट हटाई।
- Please do not stray from the subject during the debate.
कृपया वाद-विवाद के दौरान विषय से मत भटकिए।
- Stray cattle on the highway often cause accidents.
राजमार्ग पर आवारा मवेशी अक्सर दुर्घटनाओं का कारण बनते हैं।
- A stray thought of home disturbed her during the interview.
साक्षात्कार के दौरान घर का एक भटका हुआ विचार उसे विचलित कर गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The boy strayed away of his group.
✓ The boy strayed away from his group.
After stray away, use from, not of.
'Stray away' के बाद 'from' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
✗ The strayed dog came to our house.
✓ The stray dog came to our house.
As an adjective before dog, use stray, not strayed.
Dog से पहले adjective के रूप में 'stray' आता है, 'strayed' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the wander-away words together: stray (move away from where you should be), deviate (move away from the usual or planned way), digress (move away from the main subject), drift, wander, err (make a mistake; also stray from the right path, old-fashioned).
भटकने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: stray (जहाँ होना चाहिए वहाँ से हटना), deviate (सामान्य या नियोजित रास्ते से हटना), digress (मूल विषय से हटना), drift, wander, err (गलती करना; सही मार्ग से भटकना भी, पुराना)।
§Grammar and usage
Stray from sth ('stray from the path').
Usage: 'stray from sth' का अर्थ है किसी रास्ते या विषय से भटक जाना, जैसे 'stray from the path' यानी सही रास्ते से हट जाना। यहाँ preposition 'from' लगता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Stray dogs, stray thoughts, a stray remark.
Collocations: stray dogs (आवारा कुत्ते), stray thoughts (भटके हुए विचार), a stray remark (यूँ ही कही गई बात)।