stray

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
  2. verb move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
  3. verb wander from a direct course or at random

Etymology

From Middle English stray, strey, from Anglo-Norman estray, stray, Old French estrai, from the verb (see below).

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