Meaning

1 senses
  1. To 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 sentences
  1. Tom claims he was misquoted.

    Том стверджує, що його неправильно процитували. — deniko

  2. 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

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  3. I've been misquoted.

    ruМои слова исказили. — marafon

  4. I was misquoted.

    deIch bin falsch zitiert worden. — Luiaard

  5. Mary claims she was misquoted.

Forms

misquotes, misquoting, misquoted, misquoted
Base formmisquote · to misquote
3rd person singularmisquotes
Present participlemisquoting
Past simplemisquoted
Past participlemisquoted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymisquote
he, she, itmisquotes

Past simpleLesson

all personsmisquoted

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill misquote

Word family

2 related words
Derivedmisquoter

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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