mishear
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /mɪsˈhɪə(ɹ)/
Verb

mishear (mishears, present participle mishearing; past and past participle misheard)

  1. (ambitransitive) To hear wrongly.
    I misheard when she asked for mints, and gave her mince instead.
  2. To misunderstand.
Translations
  • German: verhören
  • Russian: ослышаться
Translations


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