strayed

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past simple and past participle of

to travel along a route that was not originally intended, or to move outside a limited area:

A herd of cattle had strayed into the road.

They got lost when they strayed too far from the path.

The ship strayed off course during the storm.

to start thinking or talking about a different subject from the one you should be giving attention to:

I think we've strayed too far from our original plan.

Sorry - I've strayed from the subject.