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I. wrong [rɒŋ, Am rɑ:ŋ] ADJ inv

1. wrong (not correct):

wrong
falsch <falscher, am falschesten>
your clock is wrong
she's wrong in thinking that ...
it's all wrong
this is the wrong time to ...
to get sth wrong
sich acc mit etw dat vertun
to get sth wrong (misunderstand)
he got the answer wrong
he got the answer wrong MATH
to get sb wrong
don't get me wrong
to be proved wrong
to be wrong about sth
sich acc bei etw dat irren
I was wrong about her

2. wrong pred (amiss):

3. wrong (morally reprehensible):

wrong
it was wrong of her to ...

4. wrong pred (not functioning properly):

to find out what is wrong

Phrases:

to catch sb on the wrong foot
to fall [or get] into the wrong hands
to get out of bed on the wrong side [or out of the wrong side of the bed]
to have/put sth on the wrong way round [or Am around]

II. wrong [rɒŋ, Am rɑ:ŋ] ADV inv

1. wrong (incorrectly):

wrong
falsch <falscher, am falschesten>
to spell sth wrong

2. wrong (in a morally reprehensible way):

wrong
falsch <falscher, am falschesten>

3. wrong (amiss):

to go wrong things
to go wrong people

III. wrong [rɒŋ, Am rɑ:ŋ] N

1. wrong no pl (moral reprehensibility):

a sense of right and wrong
to know right from wrong

2. wrong (unjust action):

wrong
wrong
Rechtsverletzung f <-, -en>
to do wrong
to do sb a wrong
to do sb no wrong
to suffer a wrong

Phrases:

to be in the wrong (mistaken)

IV. wrong [rɒŋ, Am rɑ:ŋ] VB trans usu passive form (treat unjustly)

to wrong sb
OpenDict entry

wrong N

wrong (unjust action)
OpenDict entry

wrong ADJ

you are wrong
OpenDict entry

wrong VB

to prove sb wrong

wrong-ˈfoot VB trans Brit, Aus

to wrong-foot sb

wrong-ˈhead·ed ADJ pej

wrong-headed person
wrong-headed person
wrong-headed idea, plan
Querkopf m <-(e)s, -köpfe> meist pej
Present
Iwrong
youwrong
he/she/itwrongs
wewrong
youwrong
theywrong
Past
Iwronged
youwronged
he/she/itwronged
wewronged
youwronged
theywronged
Present Perfect
Ihavewronged
youhavewronged
he/she/ithaswronged
wehavewronged
youhavewronged
theyhavewronged
Past Perfect
Ihadwronged
youhadwronged
he/she/ithadwronged
wehadwronged
youhadwronged
theyhadwronged