wide of the mark

/waɪd əv ðə mɑːrk/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. muy equivocado

    • His estimate was wide of the mark.

      Su estimación estuvo muy equivocada.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa wide of the mark?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: His estimate was wide of the ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a wide of the mark?

noun

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