MISTAKE
\mɪstˈe͡ɪk], \mɪstˈeɪk], \m_ɪ_s_t_ˈeɪ_k]\
Definitions of MISTAKE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
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part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors"
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an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister"
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identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
By Princeton University
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mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
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part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors"
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an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister"
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identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.
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To take or choose wrongly.
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To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning.
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To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.
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To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.
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To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.
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Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.
By Oddity Software
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To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.
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To take or choose wrongly.
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To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning.
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To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.
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To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.
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To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.
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Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.
By Noah Webster.
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To misunderstand; to put wrongly in place of another; as, he mistook her for her sister.
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To err in judgment.
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An error in judgment; fault; misunderstanding.
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Mistook.
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Mistaken.
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Mistaking.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To understand wrongly: to take one thing or person for another.
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To err in opinion or judgment.
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A taking or understanding wrongly: an error.
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MISTAKABLE.
By Daniel Lyons
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To err in opinion or judgment.
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An error of any kind; misconception; misapprehension.
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To misunderstand; to take one thing or person for another.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To understand wrongly; take or choose wrongly.
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To be in error.
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Mistakablee.
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An error in action, judgment, perception, or impression; a blunder.
By James Champlin Fernald
