ichidan verb, intransitive verb
lose sight of; stray from; get separated from
Used when someone becomes separated from a group or loses track of companions, often unintentionally.
人混みで友達とはぐれてしまった。
I got separated from my friend in the crowd.
山道で一行
Be careful not to stray from the group on the mountain trail.
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
miss the chance to; fail to
Attaches to the masu-stem of a verb to mean missing an opportunity or failing to do something, often with a nuance of regret. The form っぱぐれる is a colloquial emphatic variant.
寝坊して、電車に乗りはぐれた。
I overslept and missed the train.
言い出しっぱぐれて、結局何も言えなかった。
I missed the chance to speak up and ended up saying nothing.