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mis·un·der·stand

 (mĭs′ŭn-dər-stănd′)
tr.v. mis·un·der·stood (-sto͝od′), mis·un·der·stand·ing, mis·un·der·stands
To understand incorrectly; misinterpret.
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misunderstand

(ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd)
vb, -stands, -standing or -stood
to fail to understand properly
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mis•un•der•stand

(ˌmɪs ʌn dərˈstænd)

v.t. -stood, -stand•ing.
to understand or interpret incorrectly; attach a wrong meaning to.
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misunderstand


Past participle: misunderstood
Gerund: misunderstanding

Imperative
misunderstand
misunderstand
Present
I misunderstand
you misunderstand
he/she/it misunderstands
we misunderstand
you misunderstand
they misunderstand
Preterite
I misunderstood
you misunderstood
he/she/it misunderstood
we misunderstood
you misunderstood
they misunderstood
Present Continuous
I am misunderstanding
you are misunderstanding
he/she/it is misunderstanding
we are misunderstanding
you are misunderstanding
they are misunderstanding
Present Perfect
I have misunderstood
you have misunderstood
he/she/it has misunderstood
we have misunderstood
you have misunderstood
they have misunderstood
Past Continuous
I was misunderstanding
you were misunderstanding
he/she/it was misunderstanding
we were misunderstanding
you were misunderstanding
they were misunderstanding
Past Perfect
I had misunderstood
you had misunderstood
he/she/it had misunderstood
we had misunderstood
you had misunderstood
they had misunderstood
Future
I will misunderstand
you will misunderstand
he/she/it will misunderstand
we will misunderstand
you will misunderstand
they will misunderstand
Future Perfect
I will have misunderstood
you will have misunderstood
he/she/it will have misunderstood
we will have misunderstood
you will have misunderstood
they will have misunderstood
Future Continuous
I will be misunderstanding
you will be misunderstanding
he/she/it will be misunderstanding
we will be misunderstanding
you will be misunderstanding
they will be misunderstanding
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been misunderstanding
you have been misunderstanding
he/she/it has been misunderstanding
we have been misunderstanding
you have been misunderstanding
they have been misunderstanding
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been misunderstanding
you will have been misunderstanding
he/she/it will have been misunderstanding
we will have been misunderstanding
you will have been misunderstanding
they will have been misunderstanding
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been misunderstanding
you had been misunderstanding
he/she/it had been misunderstanding
we had been misunderstanding
you had been misunderstanding
they had been misunderstanding
Conditional
I would misunderstand
you would misunderstand
he/she/it would misunderstand
we would misunderstand
you would misunderstand
they would misunderstand
Past Conditional
I would have misunderstood
you would have misunderstood
he/she/it would have misunderstood
we would have misunderstood
you would have misunderstood
they would have misunderstood
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.misunderstand - interpret in the wrong waymisunderstand - interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret
construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

misunderstand

verb
1. misinterpret, misread, get the wrong idea (about), mistake, misjudge, misconstrue, mishear, misapprehend, be at cross-purposes with, misconceive They simply misunderstood him.
2. miss the point, get the wrong end of the stick, get your wires crossed, get your lines crossed I think he simply misunderstood.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

misunderstand

verb
To understand incorrectly:
misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misread, mistake.
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Translations
يُسِيئُ الْفَهْمَيُسيء الفَهْم، يَفْهَم بِصورةٍ خاطِئَه
neporozumětšpatně rozumět
misforstå
käsittää väärin
pogrešno razumijeti
félreért
misskilja
誤解する
오해하다
atsitiktinė klaida
pārprast
zle rozumieť
napačno razumeti
missförstå
เข้าใจผิด
hiểu lầm

misunderstand

[ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd] (misunderstood (pt, pp)) VT → entender mal
sorry, I misunderstood you → lo siento, te entendí mal, lo siento, malinterpreté tus palabras
don't misunderstand me → entiéndeme, no me entiendas mal
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

misunderstand

[ˌmɪsʌndərˈstænd] [misunderstood] (pt, pp)
vt → mal comprendre
Sorry, I misunderstood you → Désolé, je t'ai mal compris.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

misunderstand

pret, ptp <misunderstood>
vt → falsch verstehen, missverstehen; don’t misunderstand me … → verstehen Sie mich nicht falsch …
vi I think you’ve misunderstood → ich glaube, Sie haben das missverstanden or falsch verstanden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

misunderstand

[ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd] (misunderstood (pt, pp)) vt → fraintendere, capire male
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

misunderstand

(misandəˈstӕnd) – past tense, past participle ˌmisunderˈstood (-ˈstud) – verb
to take a wrong meaning from. She misunderstood what I said.
ˌmisunderˈstanding noun
1. (a) confusion or mistake. a misunderstanding about the date of the meeting.
2. a slight quarrel.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

misunderstand

→ يُسِيئُ الْفَهْمَ neporozumět misforstå missverstehen παρεξηγώ malinterpretar käsittää väärin mal comprendre pogrešno razumijeti fraintendere 誤解する 오해하다 verkeerd begrijpen misforstå źle zrozumieć entender mal неправильно понять missförstå เข้าใจผิด yanlış anlamak hiểu lầm 误解
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

misunderstand

vt. no comprender, entender mal.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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