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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

Imperative
misread
misread
Present
I misread
you misread
he/she/it misreads
we misread
you misread
they misread
Preterite
I misread
you misread
he/she/it misread
we misread
you misread
they misread
Present Continuous
I am misreading
you are misreading
he/she/it is misreading
we are misreading
you are misreading
they are misreading
Present Perfect
I have misread
you have misread
he/she/it has misread
we have misread
you have misread
they have misread
Past Continuous
I was misreading
you were misreading
he/she/it was misreading
we were misreading
you were misreading
they were misreading
Past Perfect
I had misread
you had misread
he/she/it had misread
we had misread
you had misread
they had misread
Future
I will misread
you will misread
he/she/it will misread
we will misread
you will misread
they will misread
Future Perfect
I will have misread
you will have misread
he/she/it will have misread
we will have misread
you will have misread
they will have misread
Future Continuous
I will be misreading
you will be misreading
he/she/it will be misreading
we will be misreading
you will be misreading
they will be misreading
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been misreading
you have been misreading
he/she/it has been misreading
we have been misreading
you have been misreading
they have been misreading
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been misreading
you will have been misreading
he/she/it will have been misreading
we will have been misreading
you will have been misreading
they will have been misreading
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been misreading
you had been misreading
he/she/it had been misreading
we had been misreading
you had been misreading
they had been misreading
Conditional
I would misread
you would misread
he/she/it would misread
we would misread
you would misread
they would misread
Past Conditional
I would have misread
you would have misread
he/she/it would have misread
we would have misread
you would have misread
they would have misread
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.misread - read or interpret wronglymisread - read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data"
read, scan - obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
2.misread - interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"
misinterpret
read, take - interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

misread

verb
To understand incorrectly:
misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, mistake, misunderstand.
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Translations

misread

[ˌmɪsˈriːd] (misread (pt, pp)) [ˌmɪsˈred] VT (= read wrongly) → leer mal; (= misinterpret) → interpretar mal, malinterpretar
Collins 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
[+ something written] → mal lire
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

misread

pret, ptp <misread>
vt → falsch or nicht richtig lesen; (= misinterpret) → falsch verstehen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

misread

[ˌmɪsˈriːd] (misread (pt, pp)) vt → leggere male; (misinterpret) → interpretare male
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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