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goes wrong

goes wrong is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go wrong.

Meaning of go wrong

Verb

go wrong (third-person singular simple present goes wrong, present participle going wrong, simple past went wrong, past participle gone wrong)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To worsen; to fail or go amiss; to have a bad outcome.
    • Everything seems to be going very badly wrong today.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To malfunction.
    • The vending machine went wrong and dispensed five cans of drink at once.
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To become wicked or depraved.
    • Mr. Blue Sky / Please tell us why / You had to hide away for so long (so long) / Where did we go wrong?1977, Electric Light Orchestra, “Mr. Blue Sky”, in Out of the Blue

Questions about goes wrong

What is goes wrong the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes wrong is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go wrong.

Words near goes wrong in the dictionary

  1. goes with the territory
  2. goes with the turf
  3. goes with the wind
  4. goes without
  5. goes without saying
  6. goes wrong
  7. Goeses
  8. goesinta
  9. goesouta
  10. goest
  11. Goetae

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