to mistake
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1.0
- verb
- /mɪˈsteɪk/
:
equivocarse
- Don't be afraid to admit when you mistake one fact for another.
- mistake the fact that
And we're also repulsed from, as he's going to say, the mistaking or non grasping of of reality.
- And we're also repulsed from, as he's going to say, the mistaking or non grasping of of reality.
Examples
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Unfortunately, we mistake excitement with passion.
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But too often we mistake pleasure for happiness.
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Again, you know, never mistake a a clear vision for a short distance.
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People make mistakes, and it is very possible to mistake, to make a mistake about your own interests.
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But if you make a mistake, don't be scared.
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We may be small, we may be adorable, but don't mistake our kindness for weakness.
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But you shouldn't mistake the reclamation of land for the building of empires.
Academic text (2017) -
Now she felt sheepish for even momentarily mistaking the lights overhead for stars.
Fiction book (1990) -
He writes that he's sorry that he mistook his feelings of admiration and respect for love.
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If you make a mistake, it's important to learn from it.
Synonyms
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3.0
To forget something by accident
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3.4
To understand words or actions in the wrong way
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5.5
To make a mistake
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3.0
To hesitate or make a small mistake when speaking
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4.5
To get an amount or time wrong
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3.9
Choosing the wrong direction or decision causes trouble
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7.3
Mistake one thing or person for another
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4.4
To make a careless mistake by acting or speaking without thinking
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3.9
To form a wrong idea about someone or something
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7.7
To understand something in the wrong way
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7.5
To understand something in the wrong way
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4.2
Do something that is a serious and embarrassing mistake
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6.5
Give a wrong idea of how big, how long, or how much something is
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8.1
Judge or estimate something wrongly
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6.3
Say something about a person or thing that is not correct
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7.4
To make a small mistake when trying to do something, for example in sport or speech
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Slang
An embarrassing error caused by automatic text filters that change words into something silly
How Wrong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mistake as a verb comes from mis- 'wrong' plus take 'to take', which gave the idea of 'taking something wrongly'. So to mistake is to be wrong or to make an error.