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mis·hit

 (mĭs-hĭt′)
tr.v. mis·hit, mis·hit·ting, mis·hits
To hit (a tennis or cricket ball, for example) incorrectly or badly.

mis′hit′ n.
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mishit

n
(General Sporting Terms) a faulty shot or stroke
vb (tr) , -hits, -hitting or -hit
(General Sporting Terms) to hit (a ball) with a faulty stroke
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mis•hit

(v. mɪsˈhɪt; n. ˈmɪsˌhɪt)

v. -hit, -hit•ting,
n. v.t.
1. to hit badly, as a ball in tennis or cricket.
n.
2. a bad hit.
[1880–85]
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mishit


Past participle: mishit
Gerund: mishitting

Imperative
mishit
mishit
Present
I mishit
you mishit
he/she/it mishits
we mishit
you mishit
they mishit
Preterite
I mishit
you mishit
he/she/it mishit
we mishit
you mishit
they mishit
Present Continuous
I am mishitting
you are mishitting
he/she/it is mishitting
we are mishitting
you are mishitting
they are mishitting
Present Perfect
I have mishit
you have mishit
he/she/it has mishit
we have mishit
you have mishit
they have mishit
Past Continuous
I was mishitting
you were mishitting
he/she/it was mishitting
we were mishitting
you were mishitting
they were mishitting
Past Perfect
I had mishit
you had mishit
he/she/it had mishit
we had mishit
you had mishit
they had mishit
Future
I will mishit
you will mishit
he/she/it will mishit
we will mishit
you will mishit
they will mishit
Future Perfect
I will have mishit
you will have mishit
he/she/it will have mishit
we will have mishit
you will have mishit
they will have mishit
Future Continuous
I will be mishitting
you will be mishitting
he/she/it will be mishitting
we will be mishitting
you will be mishitting
they will be mishitting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mishitting
you have been mishitting
he/she/it has been mishitting
we have been mishitting
you have been mishitting
they have been mishitting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mishitting
you will have been mishitting
he/she/it will have been mishitting
we will have been mishitting
you will have been mishitting
they will have been mishitting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mishitting
you had been mishitting
he/she/it had been mishitting
we had been mishitting
you had been mishitting
they had been mishitting
Conditional
I would mishit
you would mishit
he/she/it would mishit
we would mishit
you would mishit
they would mishit
Past Conditional
I would have mishit
you would have mishit
he/she/it would have mishit
we would have mishit
you would have mishit
they would have mishit
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Translations

mishit

A. [ˈmɪshɪt] Ngolpe m defectuoso
B. [ˌmɪsˈhɪt] VTgolpear mal
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