take the wrong way
To misunderstand, especially in a case of mistakenly regarding someone's behavior or…To misunderstand (something), especially in a case of mistakenly regarding someone's behavior or remarks as offensive or hostile.
» You're taking this way too seriously.
Du nimmst das viel zu ernst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ты слишком серьёзно это воспринимаешь. — marafon
Вы слишком серьёзно это воспринимаете. — marafon
Ти це занадто серйозно сприймаєш. — deniko
Ви це занадто серйозно сприймаєте. — deniko
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo misunderstand (something), especially in a case of mistakenly regarding someone's behavior or remarks as offensive or hostile.
Examples
75 sentencesYou're taking this way too seriously.
Ти це занадто серйозно сприймаєш. — deniko
ruТы слишком серьёзно это воспринимаешь. — marafon
deDu nimmst das viel zu ernst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom takes everything way too seriously.
This is taking way too long.
ruЭто занимает слишком много времени. — marafon
You take things way too seriously.
ruТы слишком серьёзно ко всему относишься. — marafon
I took the long way home.
Forms
takes the wrong way, taking the wrong way, took the wrong way, taken the wrong way| Base form | take the wrong way · to take the wrong way |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | takes the wrong way |
| Present participle | taking the wrong way |
| Past simple | took the wrong way |
| Past participle | taken the wrong way |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.