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I understand wrong vs I understand wrongly

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I understand wrong' is commonly used in informal speech to mean that someone has misunderstood something. 'I understand wrongly' is less common. It is used when emphasizing that the speaker's understanding is incorrect due to a mistake in their process of comprehension.

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Last updated: October 11, 2024 • 14619 views

I understand wrong

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal speech to indicate a misunderstanding.

This phrase is used in informal contexts to express that someone has misunderstood something.

Examples:

I thought the meeting was at 2 p.m., but I understand wrong. It's actually at 3 p.m.

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In the moment he sees it, he's at 'I understand'. Wrong sentence. He falters for a second, and then takes his rifle and hits. Nobody can understand, how it is, ...
(I understand wrong answers can be informative, but the ones I'm discussing are not.) As a concrete example, please see this review I just ...
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Oct 11, 2015 ... When i calculate it should be 10 dollar/month (for the custom domain) = 120 dollar per year? What do i understand wrong here? smile ...

Alternatives:

I misunderstood
I got it wrong

I understand wrongly

This phrase is also correct but less common. It is used in more formal contexts to emphasize that the understanding is incorrect due to a mistake in the process of comprehension.

This phrase is used in formal contexts to emphasize that the understanding is incorrect due to a mistake in the process of comprehension.

Examples:

The instructions were unclear, so I understand wrongly what was required.

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I read Host Scan and Merge Hosts from Hitachi Command Suite User Guide, please correct me if I understand wrongly: Host Scan. This is kind ...
From what I could discern from your description I made this and you can see the order is as expected: Did I understand wrongly? 6 days ago. mxcl commented ...
Jul 16, 2015 ... ... do I understand wrongly when I just demonstrated by the numbers how the FLDS and even kingstons are in the minority of polyg population?
Oct 8, 2015 ... ObjectAnimator as I understand (wrongly maybe?) to only be able to animate one Property per XML tag or Java instantiation, (sometimes an x ...

Alternatives:

I misunderstood
I misinterpreted

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