Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it.

    place (something) where one cannot find it again

  2. (obsolete, transitive)To err in placing something.

Examples

9 sentences
  1. I need to stop mislaying things.

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  2. Unfortunately, I seem to have mislaid that book.

    deLeider scheine ich das Buch verbummelt zu haben.

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  3. I've mislaid my watch.

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  4. I've mislaid my keys.

    deIch habe meine Schlüssel verlegt.

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  5. I've mislaid my glasses.

    deIch habe meine Brille verlegt.

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Origin

From Middle English mysse layen, equivalent to mis- + lay.

From Middle English mysse layen, equivalent to mis- + lay.

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Forms

mislays, mislaying, mislaid, mislaid
Base formmislay · to mislay
3rd person singularmislays
Present participlemislaying
Past simplemislaid
Past participlemislaid

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymislay
he, she, itmislays

Past simpleLesson

all personsmislaid

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill mislay

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • place (something) where one cannot find it again:misplace

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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