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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌɡoʊ ˈrɔːŋ/ · UK /ˌɡəʊ ˈrɒŋ/
go wrong means: If a plan or situation fails, develops problems, or has a bad result.
verb
If a plan or situation fails, develops problems, or has a bad result.
- What could go wrong?
- Everything went wrong during our holiday.
- The plan was going wrong long before we noticed.
If a machine or device stops working properly.
- The printer has gone wrong.
- Our washing machine went wrong during the night.
- If the engine goes wrong, call a mechanic.
To start behaving in a morally bad or dishonest way.
- They feared their son would go wrong.
- He went wrong after joining a gang of thieves.
- The story follows a young woman who goes wrong and later changes.
Questions about go wrong
What does go wrong mean?
If a plan or situation fails, develops problems, or has a bad result.
What is go wrong in other languages?
Türkçe: ters gitmek · Español: salir mal · Français: mal tourner · Deutsch: schiefgehen · Italiano: andare male · 日本語: うまくいかなくなる
How do you pronounce go wrong?
In American English /ˌɡoʊ ˈrɔːŋ/; in British English /ˌɡəʊ ˈrɒŋ/.
How do you use go wrong in a sentence?
What could go wrong? Everything went wrong during our holiday.
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