Go wrong Meaning in English

expression

US

UK

التعريف

To have problems, fail, or not happen as planned. Used when a situation or plan does not succeed or there are unexpected issues.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in informal speech. Often used for machines, plans, or situations: 'something went wrong', 'what could go wrong?'. Not for people misbehaving—prefer 'make a mistake' or 'do something wrong' for personal actions.

• Spanish: salir mal - ir mal - fallar
• Portuguese (BR): dar errado - sair errado - falhar
• Portuguese (PT): correr mal - dar errado - falhar
• Chinese (Simplified): 出错 - 出问题 - 失败
• Chinese (Traditional): 出錯 - 出問題 - 失敗
• Hindi: गड़बड़ हो जाना - गलत हो जाना
• Arabic: يحدث خطأ - يسوء الأمر - يفشل
• Bengali: বিপর্যয় হওয়া - ব্যর্থ হওয়া - ভুল হয়ে যাওয়া
• Russian: пойти не так - сломаться (о технике) - испортиться (о ситуации)
• Japanese: うまくいかない - 問題が起こる
• Vietnamese: trục trặc - gặp sự cố - thất bại
• Korean: 잘못되다 - 문제가 생기다
• Turkish: ters gitmek - bozulmak - sorun çıkmak
• Urdu: خراب ہوجانا - غلط ہوجانا - ناکام ہونا
• Indonesian: bermasalah - gagal - terjadi kesalahan

جمل نموذجية

Something might go wrong during the test.

basic

If the lights go wrong, call the electrician.

basic

Everything will go wrong if we forget the tickets.

basic

No matter how much you plan, something can still go wrong.

natural

I don’t know what could possibly go wrong—everything looks perfect.

natural

The plan seemed simple, but somehow it all went wrong at the last minute.

natural