lead astray

English

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

Synonyms

• misguide
• misdirect
• corrupt
• lead off
• deceive
• demoralize
• mislead
• misinform

Translations

to cause to believe untruth

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

  Ancient: 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)

to misguide or misdirect

• 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: ἀποβουκολέω (apoboukoléō)

• Latin: sēdūcō
• Maori: ngungu, whakapōhēhē
• Punjabi: ਪੁੱਟਣਾ (puṭṭaṇā)
• Russian: сбива́ть с пути́ (ru) impf (sbivátʹ s putí), сбить с пути́ pf (sbitʹ s putí)
• Spanish: descaminar (es)

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

• German: verleiten (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀποβουκολέω (apoboukoléō)

• Latin: sēdūcō
• Maori: whakakonuka, ngungu
• Polish: sprowadzać na manowce impf, sprowadzić na manowce pf
• Punjabi: ਪੁੱਟਣਾ (puṭṭaṇā)

See also

• go astray