Phrase guide

get wrong

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Northumbria: /ɡɛt ɹæŋ/

1

verb

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, wrong.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • You've got it all wrong: I'm innocent of this crime!
  • Emily got three of the sums wrong in her maths test.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To be told off or reprimanded; to get into trouble.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Norfolk, Northumbria, often

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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