misread
To read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance ofTo read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.
» Tom misread the word.
Том неправильно прочитал слово.
Meaning
1 sensesTo read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.
falsch lesen, falsch deuten, falsch verstehen
непра́вильно прочита́тьneprávilʹno pročitátʹ
read or interpret wrongly
Examples
10 sentencesTom misread the word.
ruТом неправильно прочитал слово.
They misread those signs.
You misread what I wrote.
The postman misread the postcode.
deDer Zusteller hat die Postleitzahl falsch gelesen.
I misread it.
ruЯ прочитал это неправильно.
deIch habe mich verlesen.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English misreden, from Old English misrǣdan (“to advise wrongly; read wrongly”From Middle English misreden, from Old English misrǣdan (“to advise wrongly; read wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + read. Cognate with Saterland Frisian misräide (“to go wrong, fail”), Dutch misraden (“to guess wrongly”), German missraten (“to fail; go wrong; become wayward”). For the noun, compare Old English misrǣd (“misguidance; misconduct”).
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Forms
misreads, misreading, misread, misreadSynonyms
1 synonyms- interpret wrongly:misinterpret
Word family
3 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