eksyä — meaning in English

English meaning

• straggle verb To wander away from the usual path and from others of the same kind.
• stray verb To wander away from where you should be, or to drift off a planned path or topic.
• wander verb To move around without a fixed destination or purpose.

Senses

eksyä is used for these senses in English:

• get lost (intransitive) To lose one's way.
• go astray (intransitive) To develop bad habits; to behave improperly or illegally.
• straggle (intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
• stray (intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

straggle — full definition

1. verb To wander away from the usual path and from others of the same kind.
2. verb To behave in a messy, disorganized way.
3. verb To grow or hang in an untidy way.
4. verb To travel slowly, falling some way behind those ahead.

stray — full definition

1. verb To wander away from where you should be, or to drift off a planned path or topic.
2. adj Having wandered off, or found somewhere it doesn't belong.

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