mistaken

CEFRB1

/mɪˈsteɪkn̩/

adjective · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Wrong in one's understanding, opinion, or judgment.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having an incorrect belief.

Examples

  • You may have mistaken Jane for his sister.

  • I think you must be (very) much mistaken.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. past participle of mistake

More examples

In context

  • Your policy is mistaken.

  • A mistaken sense of loyalty.

  • I'm frequently mistaken for my brother.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She was blank about the time; the meeting was actually at noon.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

Morphologically mistake + -n.