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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
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Verb | 1. | misunderstand - interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" |
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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.
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misunderstand
verbTo understand incorrectly:
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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 malsorry, 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
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misunderstand
pret, ptp <misunderstood>vi I think you’ve misunderstood → ich glaube, Sie haben das missverstanden or falsch verstanden
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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 noun1. (a) confusion or mistake. a misunderstanding about the date of the meeting.
2. a slight quarrel.
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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.
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