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(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way. / (intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.

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stray

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Source Word

stray

IPA(Pronunciation)

/stɹeɪ/

Verb

intransitive transitive

(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way. / (intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.

Japanese Meaning

（正規の方向から）さまよう、逸れる / 道筋や目的から外れる / 適切な範囲・経路から離れる

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If you stray from the marked trail, you might lose your way in the fog.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

標識のある道からそれると、霧の中で道に迷うかもしれません。

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Sense（1）

(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

Thames among the wanton valleys strays.

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Sense（2）

(intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.

Sense（3）

(intransitive) To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.

It was a derby that left Manchester United a long way back in Manchester City’s wing-mirrors and, in the worst moments, straying dangerously close to being their own worst enemy.

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