2wrong adverb
1 : in a way that does not agree with the facts or truth : in a way that results in an error
▪ I guessed wrong. [=incorrectly] ▪ I entered the numbers wrong. ▪ Her name was spelled wrong on the form. — opposite right 2 : in a way that is not suitable, proper, etc.
▪ You are doing it wrong. [=incorrectly] ▪ I can't get this to work; could you show me what I did wrong? — opposite right
▪ I guessed wrong. [=incorrectly] ▪ I entered the numbers wrong. ▪ Her name was spelled wrong on the form. — opposite right
▪ You are doing it wrong. [=incorrectly] ▪ I can't get this to work; could you show me what I did wrong? — opposite right
get (someone or something) wrong
: to fail to understand (someone or something) correctly
▪ She got the instructions wrong. ▪ Don't get me wrong—I like his parents. They're just a little too strict. ▪ You've got it all wrong! [=you have misunderstood the situation completely]
▪ She got the instructions wrong. ▪ Don't get me wrong—I like his parents. They're just a little too strict. ▪ You've got it all wrong! [=you have misunderstood the situation completely]
go wrong 1 : to happen or proceed in a way that causes a bad result
▪ We have to figure out what went wrong with the experiment. ▪ Everything is going wrong for me today. ▪ When she didn't come back, we feared that something had gone horribly wrong. [=that something very bad had happened] ▪ What could possibly go wrong? 2 : to make a mistake
▪ I followed the instructions to the letter and the computer still doesn't work. Where did I go wrong? ▪ “I don't know what to order.” “You can't go wrong with their clam chowder.” [=their clam chowder is always a good choice]
▪ We have to figure out what went wrong with the experiment. ▪ Everything is going wrong for me today. ▪ When she didn't come back, we feared that something had gone horribly wrong. [=that something very bad had happened] ▪ What could possibly go wrong?
▪ I followed the instructions to the letter and the computer still doesn't work. Where did I go wrong? ▪ “I don't know what to order.” “You can't go wrong with their clam chowder.” [=their clam chowder is always a good choice]
