mis·read (mĭs-rēd′) tr.v. mis·read (-rĕd′) ,
mis·read·ing ,
mis·reads 1. To read inaccurately.
2. To misinterpret or misunderstand: misread our friendly concern as prying.
misread (ˌmɪsˈriːd ) vb (
tr ) ,
-reads ,
-reading or -read (
-ˈrɛd )
1. to read incorrectly
2. to misinterpret
mis•read (mɪsˈrid) v.t., v.i. -read (-ˈrɛd) -read•ing. 1. to read wrongly.
2. to misunderstand or misinterpret.
[1800–10]
misread Past participle: misreadGerund: misreadingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I misread you misread he/she/it misreads we misread you misread they misread
Preterite I misread you misread he/she/it misread we misread you misread they misread
Present Continuous I am misreading you are misreading he/she/it is misreading we are misreading you are misreading they are misreading
Present Perfect I have misread you have misread he/she/it has misread we have misread you have misread they have misread
Past Continuous I was misreading you were misreading he/she/it was misreading we were misreading you were misreading they were misreading
Past Perfect I had misread you had misread he/she/it had misread we had misread you had misread they had misread
Future I will misread you will misread he/she/it will misread we will misread you will misread they will misread
Future Perfect I will have misread you will have misread he/she/it will have misread we will have misread you will have misread they will have misread
Future Continuous I will be misreading you will be misreading he/she/it will be misreading we will be misreading you will be misreading they will be misreading
Present Perfect Continuous I have been misreading you have been misreading he/she/it has been misreading we have been misreading you have been misreading they have been misreading
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been misreading you will have been misreading he/she/it will have been misreading we will have been misreading you will have been misreading they will have been misreading
Past Perfect Continuous I had been misreading you had been misreading he/she/it had been misreading we had been misreading you had been misreading they had been misreading
Conditional I would misread you would misread he/she/it would misread we would misread you would misread they would misread
Past Conditional I would have misread you would have misread he/she/it would have misread we would have misread you would have misread they would have misread
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. misread - read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data"read ,
scan - obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
2. misread - interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"read ,
take - interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"
misread verb To understand incorrectly:
Translations
misread [ˌmɪsˈriːd] [
misread ]
[ˌmɪsˈrɛd] (
pt, pp )
vt misread pret, ptp <misread>
misread - read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data"