misken
To mistake one for anotherTo mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
Meaning
7 senses(UK, dialectal, transitive)To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
(UK, dialectal, transitive)To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of.
(UK, dialectal, transitive)To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.
(UK, dialectal, reflexive)To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position.
(UK, dialectal, transitive)To fail to recognise or identify.
(UK, dialectal, transitive)To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny.
(UK, dialectal, transitive)To fail to mention.
Origin
From Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge (“mistake, misinterpretation”)),From Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge (“mistake, misinterpretation”)), from Old English *miscennan (suggested by miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake”)), equivalent to mis- + ken. Cognate with Scots misken (“to not know, misken”), Dutch miskennen (“to fail to recognise, ignore”), German mißkennen (“to misunderstand”), Swedish misskänna (“to misunderstand”).
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Forms
miskens, miskenning, miskenned, miskennedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle