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{ "term": "wrong", "partOfSpeech": "adjective", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "not right or correct", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I got all the answers wrong." }, { "text": "He was driving on the **wrong side** of the road." }, { "text": "Sorry, I must have dialled the wrong number." }, { "text": "You're holding the camera **the wrong way up**!" }, { "text": "That picture is **the wrong way round**." }, { "text": "I soon realised I'd taken a **wrong turn**." }, { "text": "He got all his calculations wrong." }, { "text": "The information is just **plain wrong**." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "seem", "go"], "adverb": ["all", "badly", "disastrously"], "preposition": ["about", "for", "in"], "phrases": [ "there’s nothing wrong with something", "you can’t go wrong (with something)" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "not right about something/somebody", "sensetop": "wrong about something/somebodywrong to do something", "labels": "(informal)(informal)(informal)(informal)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I think she lives at number 44, but I could be wrong." }, { "text": "You were wrong about Tom; he's not married after all.", "contextForm": "wrong about something/somebody" }, { "text": "We were wrong to assume that she'd agree.", "contextForm": "wrong to do something" }, { "text": "She would **prove him wrong** *(= prove that he was wrong)* whatever happened." }, { "text": "**Correct me if I'm wrong** *(= I may be wrong)* but didn't you say you two knew each other?" }, { "text": "If you think I'm happy, you're **dead wrong**." }, { "text": "You think you've beaten me but **that's where you're wrong**." }, { "text": "‘I thought this might interest you because I know you like boxing.’ ‘**You're not wrong** *(= you are absolutely right)*. I love boxing.’" }, { "text": "You were completely wrong about Maurice. He's not leaving." }, { "text": "She was able to prove him wrong." }, { "text": "Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't I know you?" }, { "text": "The authors are just plain wrong in their assessments." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "seem", "go"], "adverb": ["all", "badly", "disastrously"], "preposition": ["about", "for", "in"], "phrases": [ "there’s nothing wrong with something", "you can’t go wrong (with something)" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "causing problems or difficulties; not as it should be", "sensetop": "wrong with somebody/something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Is **anything wrong**? You look worried." }, { "text": "‘**What's wrong**?’ ‘Oh, nothing.’" }, { "text": "There's **something wrong** with the printer.", "contextForm": "wrong with somebody/something" }, { "text": "I **have something wrong with** my foot." }, { "text": "The doctor could find **nothing wrong** with him." }, { "text": "She was worried that there was something seriously wrong with her." }, { "text": "I've got something wrong with my foot." }, { "text": "The doctor could find nothing physically wrong with him." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "seem", "go"], "adverb": ["all", "badly", "disastrously"], "preposition": ["about", "for", "in"], "phrases": [ "there’s nothing wrong with something", "you can’t go wrong (with something)" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "not suitable, right or what you need", "sensetop": "wrong something for somethingwrong for somethingwrong something to do", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He's the wrong person for the job.", "contextForm": "wrong something for something" }, { "text": "She's simply wrong for this job.", "contextForm": "wrong for something" }, { "text": "I realized that it was the wrong thing to say.", "contextForm": "wrong something to do" }, { "text": "Most people think that the country is heading **in the wrong direction**." }, { "text": "It was his bad luck to be **in the wrong place at the wrong time** *(= so that he got involved in trouble without intending to)*." }, { "text": "We don't want this document **falling into the wrong hands**." }, { "text": "She's all wrong for you." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "not morally right or honest", "sensetop": "wrong to do somethingwrong of somebody (to do something)wrong with doing somethingwrong with somethingwrong that…", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "This man has **done nothing wrong**." }, { "text": "It is wrong to tell lies.", "contextForm": "wrong to do something" }, { "text": "It's **morally wrong** to kill somebody." }, { "text": "It was wrong of me to get so angry.", "contextForm": "wrong of somebody (to do something)" }, { "text": "What's wrong with eating meat?", "contextForm": "wrong with doing something" }, { "text": "There's nothing inherently wrong with this type of nostalgia.", "contextForm": "wrong with something" }, { "text": "It is wrong that he should not be punished for what he did.", "contextForm": "wrong that…" }, { "text": "It was wrong of me to lose my temper." }, { "text": "It is wrong that she wasn't punished for what she did." }, { "text": "He knows that he's done wrong." }, { "text": "Paying people such low wages is simply wrong." }, { "text": "There's nothing wrong with eating meat." }, { "text": "What's wrong with leading a comfortable life?" } ], "topics": ["Personal qualities"], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "seem", "go"], "adverb": ["all", "badly", "disastrously"], "preposition": ["about", "for", "in"], "phrases": [ "there’s nothing wrong with something", "you can’t go wrong (with something)" ] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to support somebody/something that is not successful", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting us to lend you any money." } ], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "from or living in a poor area or part of town", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to start a relationship well/badly", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make somebody pleased with you/annoyed with you", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be in a bad mood for the whole day for no particular reason", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to understand something in the wrong way", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do, say or write something that is suitable/not suitable for a particular occasion", "labels": "(especially British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "It is a bizarre tale and the author hits just the right note of horror and disbelief." }, { "text": "Unfortunately, the president struck the wrong note in his speech, ignoring the public mood." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "almost correct", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Your guess wasn't far out at all." }, { "text": "They weren't far out with their estimate of 100 000." }, { "text": "You're not far wrong when you say he's the richest guy in town." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "younger or older than 40, 50, etc. years of age", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "thinking or behaving in the right/wrong way", "examples": [ { "text": "We haven’t found a cure yet—but we are on the right track." }, { "text": "The new manager successfully got the team back onto the right track." }, { "text": "The police were on the wrong track when they treated the case as a revenge killing." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in trouble with the police", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make somebody annoyed or angry, often without intending to, by doing or saying something that offends them", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She tends to rub people up the wrong way." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be offended by a remark that was not intended to be offensive", "examples": [ { "text": "Don't take this the wrong way, but maybe you're trying a bit too hard." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/rɒŋ/", "audio": "wr/wrong/wrong__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/rɔːŋ/", "audio": "wr/wrong/wrong__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Old English wrang, from Old Norse rangr ‘awry, unjust’; related to wring." }