Definition of mislay in English:

mislay

verbmislaid mɪsˈleɪmɪsˈleɪ

[with object]

Unintentionally put (an object) where it cannot readily be found and so lose it temporarily.
I seem to have mislaid my car keys
Example sentencesExamples
- There was also a half hour of exasperation when I temporarily mislaid my handheld somewhere in the hospital.
- A quick query brought profuse apologies - her order had been mislaid.
- It is by no means uncommon for people to mislay their original policy document.
- If you have mislaid the ticket sent to you, don't hesitate to ask any club officer for a replacement.
- A purse that has gone missing in the centre of Sheffield for instance, is more likely to go down as a theft, while in a sleepy hamlet in Norfolk, the officer is likely to assume the property has been mislaid.
- Somehow, the shop managed to mislay the actual CD and all they can find is the sleeve, though they've assured me the disk is lying around somewhere and I hope to pop in over lunch and take it home with me.
- Anyway it transpired that she had mislaid her purse.
- If your son or daughter has mislaid an item of clothing, sportswear, school uniform, footwear, etc., please ask at Graun Park during opening hours.
- It's not the first time I have lost and/or mislaid things.
- His luggage was mislaid so he had to buy all new clothes.
- Apart from people wanting to renew licences that have expired, there have also been a lot of applications for duplicate licences where people have mislaid them.
- If, by chance, you are interested in joining one of these groups but have mislaid your form, you can collect one in the Church Porch.
- However, the school has now been told the papers were mislaid on their way to the exam board, prompting an outspoken attack from pupils.
- A gentleman complained that one morning his bank did not open on time, because the door key was mislaid by an irresponsible bank clerk.
- Like Hemingway, who also once mislaid a novel, Kay felt bereft and quickly drove back to where he'd left it but it was gone.
- Over 2,000 new green boxes have been distributed in the last four weeks to people who had lost or mislaid them.
- And how often do we mislay the keys we use every day?
- She came up with the idea after frequently mislaying her spectacles and said: ‘This simple idea would save hours of frustration.’
- Because I've managed to mislay the instruction book.
- So although Agent Joules is simultaneously ridding the world of terrorists and writing for style magazines, she is also falling in love with the wrong men and mislaying her MI6-issue earrings.
Synonyms
lose, misplace, put in the wrong place, lose track of, miss
drop, forget, be unable to find, be unable to lay one's hands on, forget the whereabouts of, forget where one has put something

Rhymes

affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea

Definition of mislay in US English:

mislay

verbmɪsˈleɪmisˈlā

[with object]

Unintentionally put (an object) where it cannot readily be found and so lose it temporarily.
I seem to have mislaid my car keys
Example sentencesExamples
- However, the school has now been told the papers were mislaid on their way to the exam board, prompting an outspoken attack from pupils.
- Anyway it transpired that she had mislaid her purse.
- Somehow, the shop managed to mislay the actual CD and all they can find is the sleeve, though they've assured me the disk is lying around somewhere and I hope to pop in over lunch and take it home with me.
- Apart from people wanting to renew licences that have expired, there have also been a lot of applications for duplicate licences where people have mislaid them.
- His luggage was mislaid so he had to buy all new clothes.
- Because I've managed to mislay the instruction book.
- There was also a half hour of exasperation when I temporarily mislaid my handheld somewhere in the hospital.
- Over 2,000 new green boxes have been distributed in the last four weeks to people who had lost or mislaid them.
- A purse that has gone missing in the centre of Sheffield for instance, is more likely to go down as a theft, while in a sleepy hamlet in Norfolk, the officer is likely to assume the property has been mislaid.
- It is by no means uncommon for people to mislay their original policy document.
- A gentleman complained that one morning his bank did not open on time, because the door key was mislaid by an irresponsible bank clerk.
- It's not the first time I have lost and/or mislaid things.
- If your son or daughter has mislaid an item of clothing, sportswear, school uniform, footwear, etc., please ask at Graun Park during opening hours.
- If, by chance, you are interested in joining one of these groups but have mislaid your form, you can collect one in the Church Porch.
- So although Agent Joules is simultaneously ridding the world of terrorists and writing for style magazines, she is also falling in love with the wrong men and mislaying her MI6-issue earrings.
- Like Hemingway, who also once mislaid a novel, Kay felt bereft and quickly drove back to where he'd left it but it was gone.
- A quick query brought profuse apologies - her order had been mislaid.
- If you have mislaid the ticket sent to you, don't hesitate to ask any club officer for a replacement.
- And how often do we mislay the keys we use every day?
- She came up with the idea after frequently mislaying her spectacles and said: ‘This simple idea would save hours of frustration.’
Synonyms
lose, misplace, put in the wrong place, lose track of, miss

单词	mislay
释义	Definition of mislay in English: mislay verbmislaid mɪsˈleɪmɪsˈleɪ [with object] Unintentionally put (an object) where it cannot readily be found and so lose it temporarily. I seem to have mislaid my car keys Example sentencesExamples There was also a half hour of exasperation when I temporarily mislaid my handheld somewhere in the hospital. A quick query brought profuse apologies - her order had been mislaid. It is by no means uncommon for people to mislay their original policy document. If you have mislaid the ticket sent to you, don't hesitate to ask any club officer for a replacement. A purse that has gone missing in the centre of Sheffield for instance, is more likely to go down as a theft, while in a sleepy hamlet in Norfolk, the officer is likely to assume the property has been mislaid. Somehow, the shop managed to mislay the actual CD and all they can find is the sleeve, though they've assured me the disk is lying around somewhere and I hope to pop in over lunch and take it home with me. Anyway it transpired that she had mislaid her purse. If your son or daughter has mislaid an item of clothing, sportswear, school uniform, footwear, etc., please ask at Graun Park during opening hours. It's not the first time I have lost and/or mislaid things. His luggage was mislaid so he had to buy all new clothes. Apart from people wanting to renew licences that have expired, there have also been a lot of applications for duplicate licences where people have mislaid them. If, by chance, you are interested in joining one of these groups but have mislaid your form, you can collect one in the Church Porch. However, the school has now been told the papers were mislaid on their way to the exam board, prompting an outspoken attack from pupils. A gentleman complained that one morning his bank did not open on time, because the door key was mislaid by an irresponsible bank clerk. Like Hemingway, who also once mislaid a novel, Kay felt bereft and quickly drove back to where he'd left it but it was gone. Over 2,000 new green boxes have been distributed in the last four weeks to people who had lost or mislaid them. And how often do we mislay the keys we use every day? She came up with the idea after frequently mislaying her spectacles and said: ‘This simple idea would save hours of frustration.’ Because I've managed to mislay the instruction book. So although Agent Joules is simultaneously ridding the world of terrorists and writing for style magazines, she is also falling in love with the wrong men and mislaying her MI6-issue earrings. Synonyms lose, misplace, put in the wrong place, lose track of, miss drop, forget, be unable to find, be unable to lay one's hands on, forget the whereabouts of, forget where one has put something Rhymes affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea Definition of mislay in US English: mislay verbmɪsˈleɪmisˈlā [with object] Unintentionally put (an object) where it cannot readily be found and so lose it temporarily. I seem to have mislaid my car keys Example sentencesExamples However, the school has now been told the papers were mislaid on their way to the exam board, prompting an outspoken attack from pupils. Anyway it transpired that she had mislaid her purse. Somehow, the shop managed to mislay the actual CD and all they can find is the sleeve, though they've assured me the disk is lying around somewhere and I hope to pop in over lunch and take it home with me. Apart from people wanting to renew licences that have expired, there have also been a lot of applications for duplicate licences where people have mislaid them. His luggage was mislaid so he had to buy all new clothes. Because I've managed to mislay the instruction book. There was also a half hour of exasperation when I temporarily mislaid my handheld somewhere in the hospital. Over 2,000 new green boxes have been distributed in the last four weeks to people who had lost or mislaid them. A purse that has gone missing in the centre of Sheffield for instance, is more likely to go down as a theft, while in a sleepy hamlet in Norfolk, the officer is likely to assume the property has been mislaid. It is by no means uncommon for people to mislay their original policy document. A gentleman complained that one morning his bank did not open on time, because the door key was mislaid by an irresponsible bank clerk. It's not the first time I have lost and/or mislaid things. If your son or daughter has mislaid an item of clothing, sportswear, school uniform, footwear, etc., please ask at Graun Park during opening hours. If, by chance, you are interested in joining one of these groups but have mislaid your form, you can collect one in the Church Porch. So although Agent Joules is simultaneously ridding the world of terrorists and writing for style magazines, she is also falling in love with the wrong men and mislaying her MI6-issue earrings. Like Hemingway, who also once mislaid a novel, Kay felt bereft and quickly drove back to where he'd left it but it was gone. A quick query brought profuse apologies - her order had been mislaid. If you have mislaid the ticket sent to you, don't hesitate to ask any club officer for a replacement. And how often do we mislay the keys we use every day? She came up with the idea after frequently mislaying her spectacles and said: ‘This simple idea would save hours of frustration.’ Synonyms lose, misplace, put in the wrong place, lose track of, miss
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