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# wrong

«wrong» in Mova's school dictionary: **not right or not correct** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (wrong); adverb (wrong, wrongly); noun (a wrong, wrongs); verb (wrong, wrongs, wronged, wronging)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Wrong means not right or not correct. Two plus two is five is a wrong answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrong/#m1)

2) Wrong means not the one you wanted or needed: the wrong bus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrong/#m2)

3) Wrong also means bad or unfair: it is wrong to steal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrong/#m3)

4) Something wrong is a problem: what is wrong with the car? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrong/#m4)

5) To wrong someone is to treat them unfairly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrong/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: marks an answer, a guess or a count that is not correct; questions answered wrong on a test; right = total − wrong. In school: find the mistake, correct the wrong answer. In life: knowing right from wrong. Phrases: go wrong, get it wrong, the wrong way, what is wrong, right or wrong, wrong number.

### examples

- Sam got 3 questions wrong on the test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrong/#x1)
- Lily answered 18 right and 2 wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrong/#x2)
- She dialed the wrong number. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrong/#x3)
- Find the wrong step in Tom's sum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrong/#x4)
- We took the wrong turn and got lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrong/#x5)
- It is wrong to take things that are not yours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrong/#x6)
- What is wrong? You look sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrong/#x7)
- Something went wrong with the printer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrong/#x8)
- Being wrong is part of learning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrong/#x9)

### note

Opposite: right or correct. «Wrong» is also an adverb: you spelled it wrong. Wrong answers are often taken away from the total: right = total − wrong. Trap: some tests take points off for each wrong answer.

### In the corpora

- [When an old person gets confused or calls you the wrong name, it is the illness, not a lack of love.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/5/)
- [Families help in different ways, and none of them is wrong.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others/8/)
- [If the wrong things go in a recycling bin, a whole load can be spoiled.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/15/)
- [Refusing to admit you are lost or wrong is pride; too much pride makes it hard to ask for help or say sorry.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/18/)
- [Saying "I was wrong" is a strength, not a weakness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «wrong» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrong/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.