awry
awry · more awry · most awry
хибно
неправильно, криво, неверно, косо
falsch, daneben, schief, verkehrt
Obliquely, crookedly; askewObliquely, crookedly; askew.
/əˈɹaɪ/
» Our plans went awry.
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2 sensesObliquely, crookedly; askew.
schief, fehlerhaft, falsch
кри́воkrívo, ко́соkóso, на́бокnábok
Perversely, improperly.
verquer
непра́вильноneprávilʹno, неве́рноnevérno, превра́тноprevrátno
хи́бноxýbno
More definitions
- away from the correct or expected course
- turned or twisted to one side
Examples
11 sentencesOur plans went awry.
Today, everything went awry from the start.
ruСегодня всё с самого начала пошло наперекосяк. — marafon
deHeute ging von Anfang an alles schief. — cost
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
Something in the president's psychological makeup went awry after the failed coup attempt.
Their plans have gone awry.
ruИх планы пошли наперекосяк. — odexed
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
perversely, improperly:
Русский
By meaning 2
obliquely, crookedly; askew:
perversely, improperly:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
obliquely, crookedly; askew:
perversely, improperly:
Origin
From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.
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Forms
more awry, most awrySynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- away from the correct or expected course:amiss
- turned or twisted to one side:askewskew-whiff
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form