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mislaymis‧lay /ˌmɪsˈleɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle mislaid /-ˈleɪd/) [transitive]  VERB TABLEmislay |
Present | I, you, we, they | mislay | | he, she, it | mislays | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | mislaid | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have mislaid | | he, she, it | has mislaid | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had mislaid | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will mislay | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have mislaid |
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Present | I | am mislaying | | he, she, it | is mislaying | | you, we, they | are mislaying | Past | I, he, she, it | was mislaying | | you, we, they | were mislaying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been mislaying | | he, she, it | has been mislaying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been mislaying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be mislaying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been mislaying |
- mislaid linoleum
- Ben mislaid the tape he needed for his English class.
- I seem to have temporarily mislaid my keys. Have you seen them anywhere?
- If your bank card is lost, mislaid or stolen, call our Card Hotline number.
- I enclose a copy of the letter in case you did not receive the original or have mislaid it.
- I have some others, but have mislaid my memoranda.
- I look for my pocket dictionary but I find that it has been mislaid.
- One of the drawbacks to being of mature years is the tendency to forget or mislay things - like keys.
- Where invoices recorded on the statement have not been received or have been mislaid, copies will be required from the supplier.
- Why, yesterday I mislaid a sock and I simply don't care.
to be unable to find someone or something► lose to be unable to find something, especially because you cannot remember where you put it: · If you lose your credit card, phone this number immediately.· "What are you looking for?" "My purse. I think I might have lost it."· Neil put the certificate in a drawer so he wouldn't lose it. ► can't find to be unable to find something or someone, especially after you have spent a long time looking for them: · She searched her pockets, but she couldn't find the tickets.· What's happened to Eric? I can't find him anywhere. ► mislay formal to lose something for a short time, especially because you put it somewhere and then forgot where you put it: · I seem to have temporarily mislaid my keys. Have you seen them anywhere?· If your bank card is lost, mislaid or stolen, call our Card Hotline number. ► loss formal the fact that you have lost something: · The company cannot accept liability for loss or damage to a passenger's property.the loss of something: · You should report the loss of your passport to the consulate. to put something somewhere, then forget where you put it SYN lose, misplace: I’ve mislaid my glasses again. Sometimes students’ work does get lost or mislaid. |