mistake
31mistake — n. & v. n. 1 an incorrect idea or opinion; a thing incorrectly done or thought. 2 an error of judgement. v.tr. (past mistook; past part. mistaken) 1 misunderstand the meaning or intention of (a person, a statement, etc.). 2 (foll. by for) wrongly …
32mistake — [13] Mistake originally meant literally ‘take in error, take the wrong thing’. It was borrowed from Old Norse mistaka, a compound verb formed from the prefix mis ‘wrongly’ and taka ‘take’. This sense survived in English for some time (‘to be ever …
33mistake — [13] Mistake originally meant literally ‘take in error, take the wrong thing’. It was borrowed from Old Norse mistaka, a compound verb formed from the prefix mis ‘wrongly’ and taka ‘take’. This sense survived in English for some time (‘to be ever …
34mistake — See: BY MISTAKE …
35mistake — See: BY MISTAKE …
36mistake — I. verb (mistook; mistaken; mistaking) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to blunder in the choice of < mistook her way in the dark > 2. a. to misunderstand the meaning or intention of …
37mistake — Synonyms and related words: bad job, bevue, bloomer, blooper, blunder, bobble, boggle, bonehead play, boner, boo boo, boob, botch, bungle, clanger, clerical error, clumsy performance, contort, corrigendum, distort, erratum, error, etourderie,… …
38mistake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. misunderstand, err, misidentify. n. error, blunder, misunderstanding, slip. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A blunder] Syn. error, false step, blunder, slip; see error 1 . 2. [A misunderstanding] Syn.… …
39mistake — See: by mistake …
40mistake — 1. a child unintentionally conceived Usually within marriage but also of illegitimacy: Told him he was rubbish, a mistake. (D. Francis, 1987) 2. urination or defecation other than in a prepared place By young children or domestic… …
