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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. aansien يُخطئ بين شَخصٍ وآخَر обърквам splést si forveksle med verwechseln παίρνω κπ. για κπ. άλλο confundir eksikombel pidama اشتباه گرفتن erehtyä prendre pour, confondre avec לִטעוֹת गलत समझना zabuniti se összetéveszt keliru ruglast/villast á scambiare 間違える 혼동하다 palaikyti ką kuo pārskatīties; noturēt par citu tersilap aanzien voor verkeerd forveksle pomylić, wziąć za kogo innego confundir a confunda cu, a lua drept принимать за другого spliesť si zamenjati zameniti förväxla ngn (ngt) med เข้าใจผิดว่าเป็น karıştırmak 把...錯認 приймати (когось) за іншого خطائے وہم nhầm lẫn 把...错认

2 to make an error about They mistook the date, and arrived two days early. verkeerd reken, verkeerd bepaal يُسيئ فَهْم شَيءٍ греша splést si, zmýlit se tage fejl af sich irren κάνω λάθος, παρανοώ equivocarse, entender mal eksima اشتباه کردن käsittää väärin se tromper sur לִשגוֹת गलती करना krivo razumjeti eltéveszt membuat kesalahan villast á sbagliare 間違える 실수하다, 잘못 알다 supainioti kļūdīties; pārprast tersalah zich vergissen in ta feil (av) pomylić enganar-se a greşi ошибаться spliesť si zmotiti se pogrešiti ta miste (fel) på ทำให้เข้าใจผิด yanılmak 搞錯 помилятися; розуміти неправильно سمجھنے میں غلطی کرنا phạm 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. fout خَطأ грешка omyl, chyba fejl; -fejl; fejltagelse der Fehler λάθος error, equivocación eksitus اشتباه virhe erreur שְׁגִיאָה, טָעוּת गलती pogriješiti hiba kesalahan mistök; villa errore 間違い 실수, 착각 klaida kļūda kesalahan vergissing feil(takelse), misforståelse błąd erro greşeală, eroare ошибка omyl, chyba napaka greška misstag ความผิดพลาด hata, yanlışlık 錯誤 помилка; непорозуміння غلطی sai lầm 错误

adj miˈstaken

wrong You are mistaken if you think he's clever. verkeerd خاطئ، مُخْطِئ сгрешен na omylu, mylný fejlagtig im Irrtum λαθεμένος equivocado eksinud اشتباهی olla väärässä erroné שׁוֹגֶה, טוֹעֶה गलत अर्थ लगाना pogrešan téves salah skjátlast in errore; sbagliato 間違った 틀린, 착각한 neteisus kļūdījies silap mis feilaktig, (du tar) feil w błędzie enganado greşit, eronat ошибочный na omyle zmoten grešiti [] miste ซึ่งเข้าใจผิด yanlış, hatalı 錯誤的 помилковий; такий, що помиляється غلط فہمی میں مبتلا sai lầm 错误的

adv miˈstakenly

verkeerd عن طَريق الخَطَأ грешно omylem fejlagtigt irrtümlich κατά λάθος erróneamente, por equivocación eksikombel اشتباها erehdyksessä par erreur בְּטָעוּת भ्रांन्तिपूर्ण zabunom tévesen secara salah vegna mistaka per errore 間違って 잘못하여 klaidingai kļūdaini dengan silap verkeerd feilaktig, feilslått, misforstått pomyłkowo erradamente din greşeală ошибочно omylom zmotno pogrešno av misstag อย่างไม่เหมาะสม yanlışlıkla, hatalı olarak 錯誤地 помилково سہواً một cách sai lầm 错误地