mistake
Definition
- n. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- n. an understanding of something that is not correct
- v. identify incorrectly
Word forms
- Past participle
- mistaken
- Present participle
- mistaking
- Past tense
- mistook
- Third person singular
- mistakes
Example sentences
n.
I realized my mistake after I sent the email.
vi.
Sometimes, we mistake the truth for what we want to believe.
vt.
I think you mistake my intentions; I only want to help.
n.
The software showed an error message indicating a mistake in the code.