verb🔗ShareTo understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another."I was mistaking my twin sister for my friend Sarah because they have the same hairstyle. "mindactionhumanpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo misunderstand (someone)."My brother was mistaking my suggestion for criticism, which made me feel awkward. "communicationlanguagemindpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.""I was mistaking her sister for her when I waved hello." "actionmindhumanbeingattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take or choose wrongly."She was mistaking her brother's notebook for hers because they looked so similar. "mindactioncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA mistake."The teacher marked several instances of mistaking similar words as errors on the test. "actionsituationeventqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
