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strays

SaySTRAYZ/stɹeɪz/

2 meanings of strays

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of stray.

    He often strays from the main topic during his lectures.

    Anyone who strays from the marked trail can get lost quickly.

  2. 2
    noun
    Plural of stray.

    The farmer found two strays in his field and called their owner.

    The shelter takes in hundreds of strays every winter.

strays is a form of stray

stray, verb: To drift away from a direct route or an intended course; to wander off. Full entry

Forms
straystrays he/she/itstraying -ing formstrayed past tense, past participle
Spelling
stray → strays: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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