# go astray

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To develop bad habits; to behave improperly or illegally.
2. To behave in an adulterous manner.
3. To come to believe an untruth.
4. To become lost or mislaid.
5. To be undesirable or unhelpful.
6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, astray.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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