misplace
Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms.
Related to misplace: pestering, Mise en place
mis·place
(mĭs-plās′)tr.v. mis·placed, mis·plac·ing, mis·plac·es
1.
a. To put into a wrong place: misplace punctuation in a sentence.
b. To mislay: I misplaced my wallet.
2. To bestow (confidence, for example) on an improper, unsuitable, or unworthy person or idea.
mis·place′ment n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
misplace
(ˌmɪsˈpleɪs)vb (tr)
1. to put (something) in the wrong place, esp to lose (something) temporarily by forgetting where it was placed; mislay
2. (often passive) to bestow (trust, confidence, affection, etc) unadvisedly
ˌmisˈplacement n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
mis•place
(mɪsˈpleɪs)v.t. -placed, -plac•ing.
1. to put in a wrong place.
2. to put in a place afterward forgotten; lose; mislay.
3. to place or bestow improperly, unsuitably, or unwisely: to misplace one's trust.
[1545–55]
mis•place′ment, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
misplace
Past participle: misplaced
Gerund: misplacing
| Imperative |
|---|
| misplace |
| misplace |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Verb | 1. |  misplace - place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses" |
| 2. |  misplace - place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position; "misplaced modifiers" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
misplace
verb lose, mislay, miss, be unable to find, lose track of, put in the wrong place, be unable to put or lay your hand(s) on, forget the whereabouts of, misfile He misplaces his reading glasses with surprising regularity.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
misplace
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَضَع الشَّيء في غَيرِ مكانِهيَضَع ثِقَتَه في الشَّخْص الخاطئ
špatně umístitzaložitztratit
forlæggemalplacere
hukatakadottaa
elhánypazarol: méltatlanra pazarolja
leggja ást/traust á óverîugantÿna, setja á óvísan staî
ne vietoje padėtinevertai rodyti
nolikt nevietāuzticēties necienīgam cilvēkam
venovať nesprávnemu
kaybetmekyanlış kimseye güvenmekyanlış yere koymak
misplace
[ˌmɪsˈpleɪs] VT → perderhe frequently misplaces important documents → con frecuencia traspapela or pierde documentos importantes
I'm sorry, I seem to have misplaced the address → perdona, no sé dónde he puesto las señas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
misplace
vt
to be misplaced (confidence, trust, affection) → fehl am Platz sein, unangebracht sein; her misplaced trust → ihr törichtes Vertrauen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
misplace
(misˈpleis) verb1. to lose, mislay.
2. to give (trust, love) to the wrong person. Your trust in him was misplaced.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
misplace
v. extraviar, poner algo fuera de lugar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012