be, seem | go
Things seemed to be going horribly wrong.

get sth
He got all his sums wrong.

find sth
The doctor could find nothing physically wrong with him.

get sb
Don''t get me wrong (= don''t misunderstand me) - I''m not asking for any favours.

prove sb
She was able to prove him wrong.

all, badly, disastrously, drastically, grossly, hopelessly, horribly, seriously, terribly, tragically
You''ve got it all wrong. I never meant to imply that you were responsible.

absolutely, completely, entirely, fundamentally, quite, totally, wholly | just, simply
She''s simply wrong for this job.

not far
They weren''t far wrong with their estimate of 100,000.

not necessarily | clearly, obviously, plainly | morally, physically

about
You were completely wrong about Maurice. He''s not leaving.

with
She was worried that there was something seriously wrong with her.

great, terrible | past | legal, moral | civil, criminal
There are various kinds of civil wrongs, or torts.

commit, do (sb), inflict
If they do wrong, they have to be punished. | You are answerable in court for wrongs done to individuals. | According to her, her son could do no wrong. | He admitted he had done her wrong and asked for forgiveness.

compensate (sb) for, make up for, put right, redress, right, undo
How can we right these wrongs?

suffer
It''s the job of the newspapers to expose the wrongs suffered by such people.

forgive
The two communities must learn to forgive past wrongs.

acknowledge, apologize for, recognize | see no
I see no wrong in asking him to share the expenses.

expose | avenge, take revenge for

in the ~
Although he knew he was in the wrong, he wouldn''t apologize.

the difference between right and wrong
Children have to learn the difference between right and wrong.

the rights and wrongs (of sth)
Whatever the rights and wrongs of the situation, there''s not a lot we can do.