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mis·re·mem·ber

 (mĭs′rĭ-mĕm′bər)
tr.v. mis·re·mem·bered, mis·re·mem·ber·ing, mis·re·mem·bers
To remember incorrectly.
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misremember

(mɪsrɪˈmɛmbə)
vb (tr)
to remember incorrectly
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mis•re•mem•ber

(ˌmɪs rɪˈmɛm bər)

v.t., v.i.
1. to remember incorrectly.
2. to fail to remember; forget.
[1525–35]
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misremember


Past participle: misremembered
Gerund: misremembering

Imperative
misremember
misremember
Present
I misremember
you misremember
he/she/it misremembers
we misremember
you misremember
they misremember
Preterite
I misremembered
you misremembered
he/she/it misremembered
we misremembered
you misremembered
they misremembered
Present Continuous
I am misremembering
you are misremembering
he/she/it is misremembering
we are misremembering
you are misremembering
they are misremembering
Present Perfect
I have misremembered
you have misremembered
he/she/it has misremembered
we have misremembered
you have misremembered
they have misremembered
Past Continuous
I was misremembering
you were misremembering
he/she/it was misremembering
we were misremembering
you were misremembering
they were misremembering
Past Perfect
I had misremembered
you had misremembered
he/she/it had misremembered
we had misremembered
you had misremembered
they had misremembered
Future
I will misremember
you will misremember
he/she/it will misremember
we will misremember
you will misremember
they will misremember
Future Perfect
I will have misremembered
you will have misremembered
he/she/it will have misremembered
we will have misremembered
you will have misremembered
they will have misremembered
Future Continuous
I will be misremembering
you will be misremembering
he/she/it will be misremembering
we will be misremembering
you will be misremembering
they will be misremembering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been misremembering
you have been misremembering
he/she/it has been misremembering
we have been misremembering
you have been misremembering
they have been misremembering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been misremembering
you will have been misremembering
he/she/it will have been misremembering
we will have been misremembering
you will have been misremembering
they will have been misremembering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been misremembering
you had been misremembering
he/she/it had been misremembering
we had been misremembering
you had been misremembering
they had been misremembering
Conditional
I would misremember
you would misremember
he/she/it would misremember
we would misremember
you would misremember
they would misremember
Past Conditional
I would have misremembered
you would have misremembered
he/she/it would have misremembered
we would have misremembered
you would have misremembered
they would have misremembered
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.misremember - remember incorrectlymisremember - remember incorrectly; "I misremembered the date"
err, mistake, slip - to make a mistake or be incorrect
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