strays

SaySTRAYZ/stɹeɪz/

2 meanings of strays

1
verb
The form of stray used after he, she or it in the present.
He often strays from the main topic during his lectures.
Anyone who strays from the marked trail can get lost quickly.
2
noun
Plural of stray. Use it when you mean more than one.
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 move away from the path or direction you were meant to follow. 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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