mislay

verb

mis·​lay ˌmis-ˈlā How to pronounce mislay (audio)
mislaid ˌmis-ˈlād How to pronounce mislay (audio) ; mislaying

transitive verb

: to put in an unremembered place : lose
he mislaid his car keys

Examples of mislay in a Sentence

I'm always mislaying my bus pass.
Recent Examples on the Web This document, mislaid for decades, describes how the compound was made and how Imperial Chemical Industries, where Richardson worked, almost terminated the project because the company was hoping to produce a contraceptive, not a cancer therapy. Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024 If there was a gift table at the wedding, there is always the possibility that one or more of the gifts was mislaid. Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023 The footage confiscated by the bank was donated in 2010 to the Panamanian Ministry of Culture, and subsequently mislaid; by chance, further reels were found by Gaisseau’s widow in a family friend’s home. Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023 Even the fates of individual pieces, a surprising number of which have since been stolen or mislaid, sold or melted down to make something new, echo the unpredictable evolution of the culture itself. Daniel Levin Becker Jessica Pettway, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for mislay 

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Word History

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mislay was in 1614

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“Mislay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mislay. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

mislay

verb
mis·​lay (ˈ)mis-ˈlā How to pronounce mislay (audio)
mislaid -ˈlād How to pronounce mislay (audio) ; mislaying
: to put in a place later forgotten : lose
mislaid the car keys

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