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  • 1wrong vs wrongly —   Wrong and wrongly are both adverbs.   Wrong can be used informally instead of wrongly after a verb. In fact it is taking over from the word wrongly.   However, when the adverb comes before the verb we use wrongly .   For example:   Sean Hodgson …

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  • 2wrong vs wrongly —   Wrong and wrongly are both adverbs.   Wrong can be used informally instead of wrongly after a verb. In fact it is taking over from the word wrongly.   However, when the adverb comes before the verb we use wrongly .   For example:   Sean Hodgson …

    English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • 3wrong — wrong1 [ rɔŋ ] adjective *** 1. ) not accurate or correct: INCORRECT: We must have gone the wrong way. the wrong answer a ) not sensible: Think about this carefully you don t want to make the wrong decision. b ) used for saying that someone s… …

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  • 4wrong — wrong1 W1S1 [rɔŋ US ro:ŋ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not correct)¦ 2 be wrong (about somebody/something) 3¦(problems)¦ 4¦(not the right one)¦ 5¦(not morally right)¦ 6¦(not suitable)¦ 7¦(not working)¦ 8 be the wrong way round/around 9 the wrong way up …

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  • 5wrong — [[t]rɒ̱ŋ, AM rɔ͟ːŋ[/t]] ♦♦ wrongs, wronging, wronged 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, oft ADJ with n If you say there is something wrong, you mean there is something unsatisfactory about the situation, person, or thing you are talking about. Pain is… …

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  • 6wrong — I UK [rɒŋ] / US [rɔŋ] adjective *** 1) [never before noun] if there is something wrong, there is a problem You don t look well. Is anything wrong? One look at her face told us that something was terribly wrong. I checked the engine, but I couldn… …

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  • 7wrong*/*/*/ — [rɒŋ] adj I 1) if there is something wrong, there is a problem You don t look well. Is anything wrong?[/ex] I checked the engine, but I couldn t find anything wrong.[/ex] There was something wrong with one of the tyres.[/ex] She had some blood… …

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  • 8wrong — 1 adjective 1 NOT CORRECT saying, believing, or depending on something that is not correct: Your calculations must be wrong. | be wrong to think/say: I m sorry; I was wrong to assume that you wanted to go. | prove sb wrong: I wish you d stop… …

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  • 9anything — [[t]e̱nɪθɪŋ[/t]] ♦ 1) PRON INDEF: v PRON, oft PRON adj You use anything in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nothing is present or that an action or event does not or cannot happen. We can t do anything... Dad sat …

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  • 10wrong·do·ing — /ˈrɑːŋˌduːwıŋ/ noun, pl ings : behavior that is morally or legally wrong [noncount] He denied any wrongdoing. There is no evidence of wrongdoing on her part. [=no evidence that she did anything wrong] [count] The corporation s wrongdoings must be …

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