[no obj] : to go in a direction that is away from a group or from the place where you should be
▪ Two cows strayed [=wandered] into the woods. ▪ The airplane strayed off course. — often + from ▪ She strayed from the group and got lost. ▪ Her eyes strayed from her computer to the window. [=she stopped looking at her computer and began looking at/out the window] — often used figuratively ▪ She never strayed [=deviated] from the path her parents envisioned for her. ▪ The menu at their house rarely strays (too) far from meat and potatoes. ▪ The class discussion strayed [=deviated] from the original topic. ▪ a straying husband [=a husband who has sexual relations with a woman who is not his wife]
▪ Two cows strayed [=wandered] into the woods. ▪ The airplane strayed off course. — often + from ▪ She strayed from the group and got lost. ▪ Her eyes strayed from her computer to the window. [=she stopped looking at her computer and began looking at/out the window] — often used figuratively ▪ She never strayed [=deviated] from the path her parents envisioned for her. ▪ The menu at their house rarely strays (too) far from meat and potatoes. ▪ The class discussion strayed [=deviated] from the original topic. ▪ a straying husband [=a husband who has sexual relations with a woman who is not his wife]





