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How to pronounce “stray”
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Pronunciation guide for stray
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of stray with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Future of the Professions
to audiences of lawyers, at the end, a stray doctor,
- Definition summary
- Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
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How to pronounce stray
The Future of the Professions
to audiences of lawyers, at the end, a stray doctor,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “stray”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
- A person who is lost, either literally or figuratively.
- An act of wandering off or going astray.
- (historical) An area of common land for use by domestic animals.
- (British, law, archaic) An article of movable property, of which the owner is not known (see waif).
- (radio) An instance of atmospheric interference.
- (slang) A casual or offhand insult.
- (BDSM) A submissive that has not committed to submit to any particular dominant, particulary in petplay.
- Ellipsis of stray bullet.
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
- (intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
- (intransitive) To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.
- (transitive) To cause to stray; lead astray.
- [Adjective]
- Having gone astray; strayed; wandering
- In the wrong place; misplaced.
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