phrasal verb · neutral
go wrong
UK/ɡəʊ rɒŋ/US/ɡoʊ rɔːŋ/go WRONG
to fail or to not happen as planned; to develop problems
Examples
“Everything went wrong on the day of the presentation.”
“If something goes wrong, call me immediately.”
“We checked the system to make sure nothing would go wrong.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite meticulous planning, some aspects of the rollout went wrong, highlighting the importance of contingency measures.”
Collocations
- something goes wrong / things go wrong
- if/when things go wrong
Word family
Common mistakes
If something go wrong, tell me.→If something goes wrong, tell me.
Everything went wronged yesterday.→Everything went wrong yesterday.
Say it for a higher band
5fail→6break down→7+go wrong
Synonyms
fail
break down
Easily confused
fail
“The experiment failed because of contamination.”
break down
“The engine broke down on the motorway.”
go wrong
“If anything goes wrong, we'll fix it.”
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