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gone awry

gone awry is the past 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 gone awry

What is gone awry the past participle of?
Gone awry is the past participle of go awry.

Words near gone awry in the dictionary

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

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