Main Entry:

¹mis·take

Pronunciation:

\mə-ˈstāk\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

mis·took \-ˈstu̇k\ ; mis·tak·en \-ˈstā-kən\ ; mis·tak·ing

Etymology:

Middle English

Date:

14th century

transitive verb1: to blunder in the choice of <mistook her way in the dark>2 a: to misunderstand the meaning or intention of : misinterpret <don't mistake me, I mean exactly what I said> b: to make a wrong judgment of the character or ability of3: to identify wrongly : confuse with another <I mistook him for his brother>intransitive verb: to be wrong <you mistook when you thought I laughed at you — Thomas Hardy>

— mis·tak·en·ly adverb

— mis·tak·er noun