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mistake

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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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.
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