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1. (n.) mistake
an error in action, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
2. mistake
a misunderstanding or misconception.
3. (v.t.) mistake
to regard or identify wrongly as something or someone else:
I mistook her for the mayor.
4. mistake
to understand, interpret, or evaluate wrongly.
5. (v.i.) mistake
to be in error.
Etymology: (1300–30; ME < ON mistaka to take in error. See mis -1, take)
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| Definition of 'mistake' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mistake, error, fault
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"
2. (noun) mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension
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"
3. (verb) error, mistake
part of a statement that is not correct
"the book was full of errors"
4. (verb) mistake, misidentify
identify incorrectly
"Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
5. (verb) err, mistake, slip
to make a mistake or be incorrect
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1. (noun) mistake
sth that has been done incorrectly; = error
to correct/fix a mistake; mistakes in spelling
2. mistake
an action or choice that you later wish you had not done or made
It was a big mistake to quit school.; She made the mistake of criticizing my parents.
3. mistake
by mistake
without intending to; = by accident
I sent the email to my boss by mistake.
4. (verb) mistake
to think that one person or thing is another
He mistook me for my brother.
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| Definition of 'mistake' |
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1. (noun) mistake
an apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct
2. (noun) mistake
misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it
3. (verb) mistake
to make or form amiss; to spoil in making
4. (verb) mistake
to take or choose wrongly
5. (verb) mistake
to take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning
6. (verb) mistake
to substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another
7. (verb) mistake
to have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge
8. (verb) mistake
to err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error
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Sense: (withfor) to think that (one person or thing) is another
I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.
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 Afrikaans: aansien |
 Arabic: يُخطئ بين شَخصٍ وآخَر |
 Bulgarian: обърквам |
 Brazilian: confundir |
 Czech: splést si |
 German: verwechseln |
 Danish: forveksle med |
 Greek: παίρνω κπ. για κπ. άλλο |
 Spanish: confundir |
 Estonian: eksikombel pidama |
 Farsi: اشتباه گرفتن |
 Finnish: erehtyä henkilöstä |
 French: prendre pour, confondre a |
 Hebrew: לִטעוֹת |
 Hindi: गलत समझना |
 Croatian: zabuniti se |
 Hungarian: összetéveszt |
 Indonesian: keliru |
 Icelandic: ruglast/villastá |
 Italian: scambiare |
 Japanese: 間違える |
 Korean: 착각하다 |
 Lithuanian: palaikyti ką kuo |
 Latvian: pārskatīties; noturēt par |
 Malay: tersilap |
 Dutch: verkeerd aanzien voor |
 Norwegian: forveksle |
 Polish: pomylić, wziąć za kogo in |
 Persian: اشتباه گرفتن |
 Pashto: اشتباه نيول |
 Portuguese: confundir |
 Romanian: a confunda cu, a lua drep |
 Russian: принимать за другого |
 Slovak: spliesť si |
 Slovenian: zamenjati |
 Serbian: zameniti |
 Swedish: förväxla ngn (ngt) med |
 Thai: เข้าใจผิดว่าเป็น |
 Turkish: karıştırmak |
 Taiwanese: 誤認 |
 Ukrainian: приймати (когось) за іншо |
 Urdu: خطائے وہم |
 Vietnamese: nhầm lẫn |
 Chinese: 把...错认 |
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