ENGLISH WORD FILE NO. 00772 · Core CSAT & TOEIC Vocabulary
awry
adj.
US/əˈraɪ/
UK/əˈraɪ/
CSAT Frequency62/100
TOEIC Frequency45/100
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Meanings of awry
1adjective
Not in the intended or expected way; gone wrong or amiss.
The project went awry when the main contractor suddenly withdrew.
The project went awry when the main contractor suddenly withdrew.
If something goes awry during the presentation, stay calm and adapt.
If something goes awry during the presentation, stay calm and adapt.
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Derivatives of awry
go awry
to go wrong or fail to work as planned (phrasal verb)
The best-laid plans can still go awry without proper preparation.
The best-laid plans can still go awry without proper preparation.
something goes awry
when an event or situation does not happen as expected or intended (expression)
When everything goes awry, it's important to have a backup plan.
When everything goes awry, it's important to have a backup plan.
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Synonyms & Antonyms of awry
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Common Phrases with awry
go awrygo awry
something goes awrysomething goes awry
things went awrythings went awry
plan goes awryplan goes awry
turned awryturned awry
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Practice Question: awry
Choose the best word for the blank
The marketing campaign went ___ after the company's poor handling of customer complaints.
- A awry
- B awries
- C awrying
- D awryly
Adjectives in English do not take inflectional endings in predicate position; 'awry' is the correct form following the verb 'went'.