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mis·read
(mĭs-rēd′)tr.v. mis·read (-rĕd′), mis·read·ing, mis·reads
1. To read inaccurately.
2. To misinterpret or misunderstand: misread our friendly concern as prying.
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misread
(ˌmɪsˈriːd)vb (tr) , -reads, -reading or -read (-ˈrɛd)
1. to read incorrectly
2. to misinterpret
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mis•read
(mɪsˈrid)v.t., v.i. -read (-ˈrɛd) -read•ing.
1. to read wrongly.
2. to misunderstand or misinterpret.
[1800–10]
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misread
Past participle: misread
Gerund: misreading
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Verb | 1. | misread - read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data" |
2. | misread - interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!" |
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misread
verbTo understand incorrectly:
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misread
[ˌmɪsˈriːd] (misread (pt, pp)) [ˌmɪsˈred] VT (= read wrongly) → leer mal; (= misinterpret) → interpretar mal, malinterpretarCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
misread
[ˌmɪsˈriːd] [misread] [ˌmɪsˈrɛd] (pt, pp) vt (= misinterpret) [+ situation, behaviour, signals] → mal interpréter
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