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going awry

going awry is the present participle of go awry.

Meaning of go awry

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To become twisted, or turned to one side.
  2. (intransitive) To depart from the correct course.
  3. (intransitive) Of a situation, to fall apart or unravel; to fall into disorder; to hit the fan.

Questions about going awry

What is going awry the present participle of?
Going awry is the present participle of go awry.

Words near going awry in the dictionary

  1. going at a good clip
  2. going at it
  3. going away
  4. going away dress
  5. going away dresses
  6. going awry
  7. going back
  8. going back a long way
  9. going back in time
  10. going back on
  11. going back to

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