Mistake+for
1mistake for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms mistake for : present tense I/you/we/they mistake for he/she/it mistakes for present participle mistaking for past tense mistook for past participle mistaken for mistake someone/something for someone/something …
2mistake for — mi ˈstake for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they mistake for he/she/it mistakes for present participle mistaking for past tense mistook for …
3in mistake for something — in miˈstake for sth idiom thinking that sth is sth else • Children may eat pills in mistake for sweets. Main entry: ↑mistakeidiom …
4mistake — mis·take n 1: an unintentional error esp. in legal procedure or form that does not indicate bad faith and that commonly warrants excuse or relief by the court the court s power to revise a judgment because of fraud, mistake, or irregularity a… …
5mistake — ► NOUN 1) a thing that is incorrect. 2) an error of judgement. ► VERB (past mistook; past part. mistaken) 1) be wrong about. 2) (mistake for) confuse (someone or something) with …
6Mistake (contract law) — In contract law, a mistake is an erroneous belief, at contracting, that certain facts are true. It can be argued as a defence, and if raised successfully can lead to the agreement in question being found void ab initio or voidable, or… …
7mistake — mis|take1 W2S2 [mıˈsteık] n 1.) something that has been done in the wrong way, or an opinion or statement that is incorrect →↑error mistake in ▪ We may have made a mistake in our calculations. ▪ a mistake in the law ▪ Ivan s work is always full… …
8mistake — I n. 1) to make a mistake 2) to correct, rectify a mistake 3) to excuse, forgive a mistake 4) a bad, costly, glaring, serious; fatal; foolish; minor, slight mistake 5) mistakes abound (on every page) 6) a mistake about; in (we made a mistake… …
9mistake — I UK [mɪˈsteɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms mistake : singular mistake plural mistakes *** Metaphor: Making a mistake is like falling over, or like being clumsy and dropping things. She stumbled over the speech. ♦ You tripped up there: what… …
10mistake — mistaker, n. mistakingly, adv. /mi stayk /, n., v., mistook, mistaken, mistaking. n. 1. an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc. 2. a misunderstanding or… …
