misquote
To incorrectly recite or record a quotationTo incorrectly recite or record a quotation.
» Tom claims he was misquoted.
Том стверджує, що його неправильно процитували.
Meaning
1 sensesTo incorrectly recite or record a quotation.
I'm so embarrassed, I misquoted Hamlet to a professor of Shakespeare.
The newspaper had to publish a correction after they misquoted the President.
quote incorrectly
Examples
8 sentencesTom claims he was misquoted.
Том стверджує, що його неправильно процитували.
Silence can be misinterpreted, but never misquoted.
ruМолчание можно неправильно понять, но нельзя неправильно процитировать.
deSchweigen kann falsch aufgefasst, nie aber falsch zitiert werden.
I've been misquoted.
ruМои слова исказили.
I was misquoted.
deIch bin falsch zitiert worden.
Mary claims she was misquoted.
Forms
misquotes, misquoting, misquoted, misquotedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle