Meaning

2 senses
  1. (intransitive, transitive)To calculate incorrectly.

    They miscalculated by assuming the dimensions were in imperial, not metric.

    calculate incorrectly

  2. (intransitive, transitive)To make a gross error in judgment.

    missrechnen

    просчи́тыватьсяprosčítyvatʹsja, просчита́тьсяprosčitátʹsja

    прорахо́вуватисяproraxóvuvatysja, прорахува́тисяproraxuvátysja

Examples

3 sentences
  1. I think I miscalculated.

    ruДумаю, я ошибся в расчётах.

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  2. Yanni miscalculated his move.

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  3. He didn't miscalculate.

    ruОн не ошибся в расчётах.

    deEr hat sich nicht verrechnet.

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
make a gross error in judgement:
Русский
By meaning 1
make a gross error in judgement:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
make a gross error in judgement:

Origin

Pre-Greekbor.?

Pre-Greekbor.?

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Forms

miscalculates, miscalculating, miscalculated, miscalculated
Base formmiscalculate · to miscalculate
3rd person singularmiscalculates
Present participlemiscalculating
Past simplemiscalculated
Past participlemiscalculated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymiscalculate
he, she, itmiscalculates

Past simpleLesson

all personsmiscalculated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave miscalculated
he, she, ithas miscalculated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill miscalculate

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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