Meaning

1 senses

  1. To understate by mistake.

Origin

From mis- + understate.

From mis- + understate.

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Forms

misunderstates, misunderstating, misunderstated, misunderstated
Base formmisunderstate · to misunderstate
3rd person singularmisunderstates
Present participlemisunderstating
Past simplemisunderstated
Past participlemisunderstated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymisunderstate
he, she, itmisunderstates

Past simpleLesson

all personsmisunderstated

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill misunderstate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mistrustmistyB1misunderstandB2misunderstandingB1misusemitchmite
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