misthank
misthank · misthanks · misthanked · misthanking
To thank or give credit to someone for something they did not doTo thank or give credit to someone for something they did not do.
Meaning
2 sensesTo thank or give credit to someone for something they did not do.
(obsolete)To express one's discontent with someone's behavior.
Origin
From mis- + thank.From mis- + thank.
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Forms
misthanks, misthanking, misthanked, misthanked| Base form | misthank · to misthank |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | misthanks |
| Present participle | misthanking |
| Past simple | misthanked |
| Past participle | misthanked |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.