misspeak
misspeak · misspeaks · misspoke · misspoken · misspeaking
оговориться
versprechen
To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctlyTo fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly.
/mɪsˈspiːk/
» I think you misspoke.
Meaning
2 senses(US, ambitransitive)To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly.
Either I misspoke or you misheard.
versprechen
оговори́тьсяogovorítʹsja
(intransitive, obsolete)To speak insultingly or disrespectfully.
More definitions
- pronounce a word incorrectly
Examples
3 sentencesI think you misspoke.
Two days later, he apologized for the remarks, saying he "misspoke" when he discussed that case.
Sorry, I misspoke.
ruПростите, я оговорился.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly:
Origin
From Middle English misspeken, mispeken, mysspeken, from Old English *misspecan, missprecaFrom Middle English misspeken, mispeken, mysspeken, from Old English *misspecan, missprecan (“to murmur”), equivalent to mis- + speak.
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Forms
misspeaks, misspeaking, misspoke, misspokenSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- pronounce a word incorrectly:mispronounce
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedmisspeaker
Lessons 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