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Do not stray from the trail during the hike.
What does Stray mean?
move away from where you should be.
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To move away from a path, place, group, or subject.
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The teacher reminded us not to stray from the main topic in our paragraph.
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In the story, the character began to stray from the group and then realized the path was unfamiliar.
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Partverb, adjective.
MeaningStray means move away from where you should be.
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Stray word family
Base word
stray
verb
strays
Moves away from a path or group.
verb
strayed
Moved away in the past.
verb
straying
Moving away now.
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