misread
To read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance ofTo read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.
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. — Wezel
They misread those signs.
You misread what I wrote.
The postman misread the postcode.
deDer Zusteller hat die Postleitzahl falsch gelesen. — brauchinet
I misread it.
ruЯ прочитал это неправильно. — BW
deIch habe mich verlesen. — al_ex_an_der
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