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mis·took M0346600 (mĭ-sto͝ok′)v.Past tense of mistake.mistook (mɪˈstʊk) vb the past tense of mistakemis•take (mɪˈsteɪk) n., v. -took, -tak•en, -tak•ing. n. 1. an error in action, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc. 2. a misunderstanding or misconception. v.t. 3. to regard or identify wrongly as something or someone else: I mistook her for the mayor. 4. to understand, interpret, or evaluate wrongly. v.i. 5. to be in error. [1300–30; Middle English < Old Norse mistaka to take in error. See mis-1, take] mis•tak′a•ble, adj. mis•tak′a•bly, adv. syn: mistake, error, blunder, slip refer to an inadvertent deviation from accuracy, correctness, truth, or right conduct. mistake refers to a wrong action, belief, or judgment; it may also suggest an incorrect understanding, perception, or interpretation: a mistake in arithmetic; It was a mistake to trust them. error is similar in sense, but may mean a deviation from a moral standard: I finally saw the error of my ways. blunder suggests a careless, clumsy, or stupid mistake, often serious: a tactical blunder. slip refers to a small mistake in speech or writing, or to a minor indiscretion: I misspelled his name by a slip of the pen. EncyclopediaSeemistake |