Question 1 · Quick check
mistake
CEFRA2
/mɪˈsteɪk/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
An action, decision, or answer that is wrong.
- 02
verb
To understand or identify someone or something incorrectly.
Examples
If you see a mistake, then please correct it.
Spenser's mother often scrutinizes him for every small mistake he makes.
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- [mɪˈstæɪk]
- [mɪˈstɛjk]
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsTo commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
To misunderstand (someone).
verb
Extra meaningTo understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
More examples
In contextIt's easy to make a mistake.
Sorry, I mistook you for my brother. You look very similar.
Don't mistake my kindness for weakness.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English mistaken, from Old Norse mistaka (“to take in error, to miscarry”); equivalent to mis- + take. Cognate with Icelandic mistaka (“to mistake”), Swedish missta (“to mistake”) (before apocope misstaga). The noun, which replaced earlier mistaking, is derived from the verb. Compare Swedish misstag (“mistake”, noun), Faroese mistak (“mitake”, noun), Icelandic mistak (“mistake”, noun).