mistake

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /mɪs'teɪk/
• SAMPA: /mIs"teIk/

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Noun

Singular mistake

Plural mistakes

1. (countable) A mistake is something that is done wrong or is incorrect.

   I made a mistake in spelling 'grammar', g-r-a-m-m-E-r.

   It's a mistake to think that everyone wants the same things.

   There were only two mistakes on my test.

   I wanted to phone Jose, but I phoned Petra by mistake.

Verb

Plain form mistake

Third-person singular mistakes

Past tense mistook

Past participle mistaken

Present participle mistaking

1. (transitive) If you mistake something, you think it is different from what it really is.

   I mistook her voice for the voice of her sister.

   I completely mistook your meaning. I thought you were talking about tomorrow.

Related words

• mistaken