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went awry

went awry is the simple past 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 went awry

What is went awry the simple past of?
Went awry is the simple past of go awry.

Words near went awry in the dictionary

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

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