mistake (redirected from mistake for)

mis·take  (m-stk)

n.

1. An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.

2. A misconception or misunderstanding.

v. mis·took (m-stk), mis·tak·en (m-stkn), mis·tak·ing, mis·takes

v.tr.

1. To understand wrongly; misinterpret: mistook my politeness for friendliness.

2. To recognize or identify incorrectly: He mistook her for her sister.

v.intr.

To make a mistake; err.

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[From Middle English mistaken, to misunderstand, from Old Norse mistaka, to take in error : mis-, wrongly; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots + taka, to take.]

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mis·taker n.

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mistake

Noun

1. an error or blunder

2. a misconception or misunderstanding

Verb

[-taking, -took, -taken]

1. to misunderstand or misinterpret: the chaplain quite mistook her meaning

2. to confuse a person or thing with another: they saw the HMS Sheffield and mistook her for the Bismarck

3. to choose badly or incorrectly: he mistook his path [Old Norse mistaka to take erroneously]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" error, fault nonaccomplishment, nonachievement - an act that does not achieve its intended goal blot, smirch, smear, stain, spot - an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" mix-up, confusion - a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw" incursion - the mistake of incurring liability or blame miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning - a mistake in calculating distortion - the mistake of misrepresenting the facts parapraxis, slip-up, miscue, slip - a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. offside - (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) lapse, oversight - a mistake resulting from inattention omission, skip - a mistake resulting from neglect blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, bloomer - an embarrassing mistake balls-up, ballup, cockup, mess-up - something badly botched or muddled betise, folly, imbecility, stupidity, foolishness - a stupid mistake renege, revoke - the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
	2.	mistake - 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" misapprehension, misunderstanding misconception - an incorrect conception
	3.	mistake - part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors" error misstatement - a statement that contains a mistake corrigendum - a printer's error; to be corrected erratum, literal, literal error, misprint, typo, typographical error - a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Verb	1.	mistake - identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister" misidentify identify - consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" confuse, confound - mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
	2.	mistake - to make a mistake or be incorrect err, slip misremember - remember incorrectly; "I misremembered the date" slip up, trip up, stumble - make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name" misjudge - judge incorrectly fall for - be deceived, duped, or entrapped by; "He fell for her charms"; "He fell for the con man's story"

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mistake

noun 1. error, blunder, oversight, slip, misunderstanding, boob Brit. (slang) misconception, gaffe (informal) slip-up (informal) bloomer Brit. (informal) clanger (informal) miscalculation, error of judgment, faux pas, false move, boo-boo (informal) barry or Barry Crocker Austral. (slang)

noun 2. oversight, error, slip, inaccuracy, fault, slip-up (informal) howler (informal) goof, solecism, erratum, barry or Barry Crocker Austral. (slang)

verb 3. misunderstand, misinterpret, misjudge, misread, misconstrue, get wrong, misapprehend, misconceive

mistake something or someone for something or someone01 confuse with, accept as, take for, mix up with, misinterpret as, confound with

Translations

mistake [mɪsˈteɪk] n → error m

vt (irreg like take) → entender mal;

by mistake → por equivocación;

to make a mistake (about sb/sth) → equivocarse;

(in writing, calculating etc) → cometer un error;

to mistake A for B → confundir A con B

mistake [mɪsˈteɪk] n → erreur f, faute f

vt irreg like take) [+ meaning]; mal comprendre [+ intentions]; se méprendre sur;

to mistake for → prendre pour;

by mistake → par erreur, par inadvertance;

to make a mistake (in writing) → faire une faute;

(in calculating etc) → faire une erreur;

there must be some mistake → il doit y avoir une erreur, se tromper;

to make a mistake about sb/sth → se tromper sur le compte de qn/sur qch

mistake [mɪsˈteɪk] irreg like take) n → Fehler m

vt → sich irren in +dat;

(intentions) → falsch verstehen;

by mistake → aus Versehen;

to make a mistake (in writing, calculation) → sich vertun;

to make a mistake (about sb/sth) → sich (in jdm/etw) irren;

to mistake A for B → A mit B verwechseln

mistake [mɪsˈteɪk] n → sbaglio, errore m

vt (irreg like take) → sbagliarsi di; fraintendere;

to mistake for → prendere per;

by mistake → per sbaglio;

to make a mistake (in writing, calculating etc) → fare uno sbaglio or un errore;

to make a mistake about sb/sth → sbagliarsi sul conto di qn/su qc

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mistake

v mistake [miˈsteik]

1 (with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.aansienيُخطئ بين شَخصٍ وآخَرобърквамsplést siforveksle medverwechselnπαίρνω κπ. για κπ. άλλοconfundireksikombel pidamaاشتباه گرفتنerehtyäprendre pour, confondre avecלִטעוֹתगलत समझनाzabuniti seösszetévesztkeliruruglast/villast áscambiare間違える혼동하다palaikyti ką kuopārskatīties; noturēt par citutersilapaanzien voor verkeerdforvekslepomylić, wziąć za kogo innegoconfundira confunda cu, a lua dreptпринимать за другогоspliesť sizamenjatizamenitiförväxla ngn (ngt) medเข้าใจผิดว่าเป็นkarıştırmak把...錯認приймати (когось) за іншогоخطائے وہمnhầm lẫn把...错认

2 to make an error about They mistook the date, and arrived two days early.verkeerd reken, verkeerd bepaalيُسيئ فَهْم شَيءٍгрешаsplést si, zmýlit setage fejl afsich irrenκάνω λάθος, παρανοώequivocarse, entender maleksimaاشتباه کردنkäsittää väärinse tromper surלִשגוֹתगलती करनाkrivo razumjetieltévesztmembuat kesalahanvillast ásbagliare間違える실수하다, 잘못 알다supainiotikļūdīties; pārprasttersalahzich vergissen inta feil (av)pomylićenganar-sea greşiошибатьсяspliesť sizmotiti sepogrešitita miste (fel) påทำให้เข้าใจผิดyanılmak搞錯помилятися; розуміти неправильноسمجھنے میں غلطی کرناphạm lỗi搞错

n

a wrong act or judgement a spelling mistake; It was a mistake to trust him; I took your umbrella by mistake – it looks like mine.foutخَطأгрешкаomyl, chybafejl; -fejl; fejltagelseder Fehlerλάθοςerror, equivocacióneksitusاشتباهvirheerreurשְׁגִיאָה, טָעוּתगलतीpogriješitihibakesalahanmistök; villaerrore間違い실수, 착각klaidakļūdakesalahanvergissingfeil(takelse), misforståelsebłąderrogreşeală, eroareошибкаomyl, chybanapakagreškamisstagความผิดพลาดhata, yanlışlık錯誤помилка; непорозумінняغلطیsai lầm错误

adj miˈstaken

wrong You are mistaken if you think he's clever.verkeerdخاطئ، مُخْطِئсгрешенna omylu, mylnýfejlagtigim Irrtumλαθεμένοςequivocadoeksinudاشتباهیolla väärässäerronéשׁוֹגֶה, טוֹעֶהगलत अर्थ लगानाpogrešantévessalahskjátlastin errore; sbagliato間違った틀린, 착각한neteisuskļūdījiessilapmisfeilaktig, (du tar) feilw błędzieenganadogreşit, eronatошибочныйna omylezmotengrešiti[] misteซึ่งเข้าใจผิดyanlış, hatalı錯誤的помилковий; такий, що помиляєтьсяغلط فہمی میں مبتلاsai lầm错误的

adv miˈstakenly

verkeerdعن طَريق الخَطَأгрешноomylemfejlagtigtirrtümlichκατά λάθοςerróneamente, por equivocacióneksikombelاشتباهاerehdyksessäpar erreurבְּטָעוּתभ्रांन्तिपूर्णzabunomtévesensecara salahvegna mistakaper errore間違って잘못하여klaidingaikļūdainidengan silapverkeerdfeilaktig, feilslått, misforståttpomyłkowoerradamentedin greşealăошибочноomylomzmotnopogrešnoav misstagอย่างไม่เหมาะสมyanlışlıkla, hatalı olarak錯誤地помилковоسہواًmột cách sai lầm错误地