"go awry" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes awry [present, singular, third-person], going awry [participle, present], went awry [past], gone awry [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> awry}} 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. Tags: intransitive Derived forms: the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry
    Sense id: en-go_awry-en-verb-MnRb5q2- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 9 46
  2. (intransitive) To depart from the correct course. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-go_awry-en-verb-mkkpL9vg
  3. (intransitive) Of a situation, to fall apart or unravel; to fall into disorder; to hit the fan. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-go_awry-en-verb-2EKa~iA1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 9 46

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for go awry meaning in English (2.0kB)

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