misplace

mis·place

 (mĭs-plās′)

tr.v. mis·placed, mis·plac·ing, mis·plac·es

1.

a. To put into a wrong place: misplace punctuation in a sentence.

b. To mislay: I misplaced my wallet.

2. To bestow (confidence, for example) on an improper, unsuitable, or unworthy person or idea.

---

mis·place′ment n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

misplace

(ˌmɪsˈpleɪs)

vb (tr)

1. to put (something) in the wrong place, esp to lose (something) temporarily by forgetting where it was placed; mislay

2. (often passive) to bestow (trust, confidence, affection, etc) unadvisedly

ˌmisˈplacement n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mis•place

(mɪsˈpleɪs)

v.t. -placed, -plac•ing.

1. to put in a wrong place.

2. to put in a place afterward forgotten; lose; mislay.

3. to place or bestow improperly, unsuitably, or unwisely: to misplace one's trust.

[1545–55]

mis•place′ment, n.

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

misplace

Past participle: misplaced
Gerund: misplacing

Imperative

misplace

misplace

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	misplace - place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses" mislay, lose lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	2.	misplace - place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position; "misplaced modifiers" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

misplace

verb lose, mislay, miss, be unable to find, lose track of, put in the wrong place, be unable to put or lay your hand(s) on, forget the whereabouts of, misfile He misplaces his reading glasses with surprising regularity.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

misplace

verb

To be unable to find:

lose, mislay.

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

يَضَع الشَّيء في غَيرِ مكانِهيَضَع ثِقَتَه في الشَّخْص الخاطئ

špatně umístitzaložitztratit

forlæggemalplacere

verlegenunangebracht seinverbringen

hukatakadottaa

égarer

elhánypazarol: méltatlanra pazarolja

leggja ást/traust á óverîugantÿna, setja á óvísan staî

collocareriporre male

ne vietoje padėtinevertai rodyti

nolikt nevietāuzticēties necienīgam cilvēkam

forleggemisforstå

venovať nesprávnemu

kaybetmekyanlış kimseye güvenmekyanlış yere koymak

把...放错地方把感情等寄托于不该寄托的对象误给

misplace

[ˌmɪsˈpleɪs] VT → perder
he frequently misplaces important documents → con frecuencia traspapela or pierde documentos importantes
I'm sorry, I seem to have misplaced the address → perdona, no sé dónde he puesto las señas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

misplace

[ˌmɪsˈpleɪs] vt (= mislay) → égarer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

misplace

vt

document, file etc → falsch einordnen; (= mislay) → verlegen

to be misplaced (confidence, trust, affection) → fehl am Platz sein, unangebracht sein; her misplaced trust → ihr törichtes Vertrauen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

misplace

[ˌmɪsˈpleɪs] vt

a. (mislay) → smarrire

b. to be misplaced (trust) → essere malriposto/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

misplace

(misˈpleis) verb

1. to lose, mislay. laat wegraak يَضَع الشَّيء في غَيرِ مكانِه загубвам extraviar založit, ztratit verlegen forlægge χάνω, παραπετώ perder, extraviar kaotama گم کردن hukata égarer לְאַבֵּד गलत जगह रखना zametnuti elhány kehilangan tÿna, setja á óvísan stað perdere 置き忘れる 잘못 놓다 nudėti, ne vietoje padėti nolikt nevietā salah letak zoekmakenmiste, forleggezapodziać ورك كول extraviar a rătăci затерять; положить не на место založiť založiti zaturiti förlägga ใส่ผิดที่ kaybetmek; yanlış yere koymak 遺失，錯置 покласти не на місце بے جگہ رکھ کر بھول جانا để thất lạc 把...放错地方

2. to give (trust, love) to the wrong person. Your trust in him was misplaced. foutief, ongegrond يَضَع ثِقَتَه في الشَّخْص الخاطئ давам на неправилния човек mal empregado špatně umístit unangebracht sein malplacere εμπιστεύομαι σε λάθος άνθρωπο encauzar mal valele isikule suunama اشتباه luottaa väärään henkilöön mal placer לְהַעֲנִיק לְמִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ רָאוי अयोग्य dati krivoj osobi (bizalmát stb.) méltatlanra pazarolja salah tempat leggja ást/traust á óverðugan (riporre male) 見当違いだ 엉뚱한 사람에게 (믿음, 사랑)을 주다 nevertai rodyti uzticēties necienīgam cilvēkam salah tempat misplaatsen ikke være tilliten verdig źle ulokować اشتباه mal empregado a investi un sentiment într-o persoană nepotrivită довериться недостойному человеку venovať (čo) nesprávnemu zgrešiti pogrešno pokloniti kasta bort ไว้ใจคนผิด yanlış kimseye güvenmek (感情等)所託非人 довіритися комусь, хто цього не заслуговує غلط جگہ محبت یا غلط چیز پر بھروسا کرنا đặt niềm tin nhầm chỗ 把（感情等）寄托于不该寄托的对象

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

misplace

v. extraviar, poner algo fuera de lugar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012