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wrong

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɒŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɔŋ, rɑŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rông, rong)

Collocations for "wrong"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "wrong" in context.

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wrong

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. the wrong [answer, information]
  2. have the wrong [number, address, idea]
  3. get the wrong [impression, idea]
  4. take a wrong turn
  5. take the wrong exit
  6. [go, take it] the wrong way
  7. in the wrong place at the wrong time
  8. is [something, anything] wrong?
  9. nothing is wrong
  10. was the wrong [color, size, style, way, direction, time]
  11. (get it) the wrong way round
  12. are [dead, completely, simply] wrong
  13. is [morally, ethically] wrong
  14. was [proven, considered] wrong
  15. (it) is wrong for [me, my style, the occasion]
  16. [told, informed] me that I was wrong
  17. I guess I was wrong (about)
  18. was wrong to [say, think, assume]
  19. what is wrong with [you, the government, your child]
n
  1. [historical, political, social, judicial] wrongs
  2. the wrongs [endured, suffered]
  3. wrongs [represented, constituted] an offense
  4. two wrongs don't make a right
  5. teach [children, students] right from wrong
  6. try to right a wrong
  7. [atoned, made up for] a wrong
  8. he was in the wrong
  9. a [series, history, plethora] of wrongs
adv
  1. [everything, it] went wrong
  2. got that [question, answer, part] wrong
  3. you've got it (all) wrong
  4. [where, when] did I go wrong?
v
  1. wronged [his family, the government, the company]
  2. wronged me when he [stole, hid, deceived]
  3. you wrong me (by suggesting)
  4. wronged and harmed me
  5. was wronged by the [crooks, government, court]
additional examples
  1. the wrong [answer, information]
  2. wronged [his family, the government, the company]
  3. [historical, political, social, judicial] wrongs
  4. have the wrong [number, address, idea]
  5. wronged me when he [stole, hid, deceived]
  6. the wrongs [endured, suffered]
  7. get the wrong [impression, idea]
  8. you wrong me (by suggesting)
  9. wrongs [represented, constituted] an offense
  10. take a wrong turn
  11. wronged and harmed me
  12. two wrongs don't make a right
  13. was wronged by the [crooks, government, court]
  14. teach [children, students] right from wrong
  15. take the wrong exit
  16. [go, take it] the wrong way
  17. try to right a wrong
  18. in the wrong place at the wrong time
  19. [atoned, made up for] a wrong
  20. is [something, anything] wrong?
  21. he was in the wrong
  22. a [series, history, plethora] of wrongs
  23. nothing is wrong
  24. [everything, it] went wrong
  25. was the wrong [color, size, style, way, direction, time]
  26. got that [question, answer, part] wrong
  27. you've got it (all) wrong
  28. (get it) the wrong way round
  29. (whether) right or wrong
  30. are [dead, completely, simply] wrong
  31. is [morally, ethically] wrong
  32. was [proven, considered] wrong
  33. (it) is wrong for [me, my style, the occasion]
  34. [told, informed] me that I was wrong
  35. I guess I was wrong (about)
  36. was wrong to [say, think, assume]
  37. what is wrong with [you, the government, your child]
  38. [where, when] did I go wrong?
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'wrong' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
act - admit - be - fall - get - go - guess - journey - judge - know - pick - prove - rely - right - sense - start - time - something - everything - answer - assumption - chicken - clock - club - concept - conclusion - figure - foot - idea - key - way - use - tree - track - thing - side - shoe - question - place - particulars - part - order - nothing - note - move - mix - mind - location - flat - what

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