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. — deniko
Silence can be misinterpreted, but never misquoted.
ruМолчание можно неправильно понять, но нельзя неправильно процитировать. — marafon
deSchweigen kann falsch aufgefasst, nie aber falsch zitiert werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I've been misquoted.
ruМои слова исказили. — marafon
I was misquoted.
deIch bin falsch zitiert worden. — Luiaard
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