Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - mistake
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Mistake
mistake
(mistakes, mistaking, mistook, mistaken) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you make a mistake, you do something which you did not intend to do, or which produces a result that you do not want. They made the big mistake of thinking they could seize its border with a relatively small force... I think it’s a serious mistake to confuse books with life... There must be some mistake... He has been arrested by mistake. N-COUNT: oft N of -ing, also by N 2. A mistake is something or part of something which is incorrect or not right. Her mother sighed and rubbed out another mistake in the crossword puzzle. ...spelling mistakes. = error N-COUNT 3. If you mistake one person or thing for another, you wrongly think that they are the other person or thing. I mistook you for Carlos... VERB: V n for n 4. If you mistake something, you fail to recognize or understand it. The government completely mistook the feeling of the country... No one should mistake how serious the issue is. = misjudge VERB: V n, V wh 5. You can say there is no mistaking something when you are emphasizing that you cannot fail to recognize or understand it. There’s no mistaking the eastern flavour of the food... PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n c darkgreen]emphasis
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I. verb (mistook; ~n; mistaking) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to blunder in the choice of mistook her way in the dark 2. a. to misunderstand the meaning or intention of ; misinterpret don't ~ me, I mean exactly what I said b. to make a wrong judgment of the character or ability of 3. to identify wrongly ; confuse with another I mistook him for his brother intransitive verb to be wrong you mistook when you thought I laughed at you — Thomas Hardy • ~nly adverb • ~r noun II. noun Date: 1600 1. a wrong judgment ; misunderstanding 2. a wrong action or statement proceeding from faulty judgment, inadequate knowledge, or inattention Synonyms: see error ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 an incorrect idea or opinion; a thing incorrectly done or thought. 2 an error of judgement. --v.tr. (past mistook; past part. mistaken) 1 misunderstand the meaning or intention of (a person, a statement, etc.). 2 (foll. by for) wrongly take or identify (mistook me for you). 3 choose wrongly (mistake one's vocation). Phrases and idioms and (or make) no mistake colloq. undoubtedly. by mistake accidentally; in error. there is no mistaking one is sure to recognize (a person or thing). Derivatives mistakable adj. mistakably adv. Etymology: ME f. ON mistaka (as MIS-(1), TAKE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) недоразумение 2) неправильно понимать 3) ошибаться 4) ошибка 5) погрешность - accidental mistake - bad mistake - computational mistake - great mistake - human-factor mistake - logical mistake - outrage mistake - risk of mistake ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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сущ. ошибка - bilateral mistake - by error - by mistake - mistake of fact - mutual mistake - unilateral mistake Syn: error ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. ошибка; недоразумение; заблуждение bad mistake —- грубая ошибка spelling mistake —- орфографическая ошибка a mistake in calculating —- ошибка в вычислении full of mistakes —- со множеством ошибок (to do smth.) by (in) mistake —- (сделать что-л.) по ошибке (по недоразумению, случайно) I took his umbrella in mistake for mine —- я по ошибке взял его зонтик вместо своего to make a mistake —- сделать (совершить, допустить) ошибку, ошибаться; заблуждаться you are making a great mistake —- вы совершаете большую ошибку; вы очень заблуждаетесь to make the mistake of doing smth. —- напрасно сделать что-л. he made the mistake of speaking of it first —- он зря заговорил об этом первый to acknowledge one's mistake —- признать свою ошибку he was candid about the mistakes he'd made —- он искренне признал свои ошибки to labour under a mistake —- заблуждаться there must be some mistake —- должно быть, произошла какая-то ошибка (-ло какое-то недоразумение) there can be no mistake about it —- это точно; здесь не может быть ошибки Id: my mistake! —- простите, виноват! Id: and (make) no mistake —- несомненно, бесспорно; непременно, обязательно; будьте уверены Id: it's hot today and no mistake —- сегодня действительно жарко; сегодня жарко, ничего не скажешь Id: make no mistake about it —- не обманывайтесь на этот счет Id: her brother will come, make no mistake (about it) —- ее брат придет, будьте уверены...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun ошибка; недоразумение, заблуждение; - by mistake and no mistake, make no mistake coll. - несомненно, бесспорно; непременно, обязательно Syn: blunder, contretemps, error, faux pas, slip 2. v.; past mistook; past part. mistaken 1) ошибаться; неправильно понимать; заблуждаться; there is no mistaking his meaning - нельзя не понять, что он имеет в виду 2) принять кого-л. за другого или что-л. за другое (for); to mistake ones man amer. - обмануться в человеке ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 n 1 »INCORRECT ACTION/OPINION ETC« something that has been done incorrectly, or an opinion or statement that is incorrect (Hitting the ball too hard in golf is a typical beginner's mistake. | make a mistake) (I think you've made a mistake - this isn't my coat. | there must be some mistake (=used when you think someone has made a mistake)) (There must be some mistake - I already paid my hotel bill. | learn from your mistakes (=learn how to do something correctly by doing it the wrong way first)) 2 by mistake if you do something by mistake, you do it without intending to (Someone must have left the door open by mistake.) 3 »STUPID ACTION« something unwise or stupid that someone does, which they regret doing afterwards (Buying the house seemed a great idea at the time, but now I can see it was a mistake. | make a mistake) (It's your decision, but I warn you - you're making a mistake. | big mistake) (Marrying him was the biggest mistake she ever made. | make the mistake of doing sth) (I stupidly made the mistake of giving them my phone number. | it is a mistake to do sth) (It would be a mistake to underestimate the amount of support for his victims.) 4 »IN SPEECH OR WRITING« something that is said or written incorrectly, for example in a piece of school work (Ivan's work is always full of mistakes. | make a mistake) (At this level, students tend to make a lot of basic mistakes. | spelling mistake) (There are a lot of spelling mistakes in this letter.) 5 we all make mistakes spoken used when telling someone not to be worried because they have made a mistake 6 make no mistake (about it) spoken used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you are warning someone (He'll get his revenge, make no mistake about it!.) 7 and no mistake spoken used to show that you are very certain about something that you have just said (Miles was a heartbreaker, and no mistake!) (- compare error) ~2 past tense mistook past participle mistaken ~ v 1 to understand something wrongly (Ken mistook her concern, thinking...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Английский словарь американских идиом
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- M.E., from O.N. mistaka "take in error, miscarry," from mis- "wrongly" + taka "take." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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