lead astray

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

lead astray (third-person singular simple present leads astray, present participle leading astray, simple past and past participle led astray)

1. (transitive) To cause (someone) to believe an untruth.

   Synonyms: deceive, mislead, misinform; see also Thesaurus:deceive

2. (transitive) To misguide or misdirect.

   Synonyms: lead off, offlead, undirect

   • 1960 March, N. Caplan, “A Railway Member of Parliament”, in Railway Magazine, page 207:

     To previous resentment of the wide acceptance socially of [George] Hudson was added the venom of those whose cupidity had led them astray.

3. (transitive) To influence (someone) to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegally.

   Synonyms: corrupt, demoralize, seduce; see also Thesaurus:pervert

Translations

to cause to believe untruth — see also gaslight

• Arabic: أَضَلَّ (ʔaḍalla)
• Finnish: johtaa harhaan
• German: irreführen (de), in die Irre führen, irreleiten, in die Irre leiten
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: πλανάω (planáō)

• Romanian: înșela (ro)
• Russian: сбива́ть с пути́ (ru) impf (sbivátʹ s putí), сбить с пути́ pf (sbitʹ s putí), вводи́ть в заблужде́ние (ru) impf (vvodítʹ v zabluždénije), ввести́ в заблужде́ние (ru) pf (vvestí v zabluždénije)
• Spanish: casquear

to misguide or misdirect — see also mislead

• Arabic: أَضَلَّ (ʔaḍalla)
• Finnish: johtaa harhaan
• French: induire en erreur (fr)
• German: auf Abwege führen, auf Abwege bringen
• Greek: παρασύρω (el) (parasýro), ξελογιάζω (el) (xelogiázo)

  Ancient Greek: ἀποβουκολέω (apoboukoléō)

• Ladino: desviar, trazyerrar
• Latin: sēdūcō
• Māori: ngungu, whakapōhēhē
• Middle English: mysleden
• Punjabi: ਪੁੱਟਣਾ (puṭṭaṇā)
• Russian: сбива́ть с пути́ (ru) impf (sbivátʹ s putí), сбить с пути́ pf (sbitʹ s putí)
• Spanish: descaminar (es), desencaminar (es), desvirtuar (es), descarriar (es), llevar por el mal camino, inducir a error

to influence or to lead someone into bad ways, lead off the straight and narrow

• German: verleiten (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ἀποβουκολέω (apoboukoléō)

• Latin: sēdūcō
• Māori: whakakonuka, ngungu
• Middle English: mysleden
• Polish: sprowadzać na manowce impf, sprowadzić na manowce pf
• Punjabi: ਪੁੱਟਣਾ (puṭṭaṇā)

See also

• go astray