/mɪˈsteɪk/
Translation
Something you do or say that is not right when you did not mean to get it wrong.
Word origin
From Old Norse mistaka, to take in error, from mis- (wrongly) and taka (to take).
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- mistaka
- English cognates
- take
Examples
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You "make" a mistake in English; you do not "do" one.
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Here "mistake" means a bad choice.
mistakes .
"Mistakes" is the plural form.
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Grammar articles
(13)Adverb position in English: before the verb, after be, and the just, still and already traps
Compound nouns in English: car park, coffee cup, and why GREENhouse is not green HOUSE
Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
Linking words in English: however, although, despite, whereas and therefore
Modals of deduction in English: must be, might be, could be and can't be
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have and might have
Phrasal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Quantifiers in English: some, any, much, many and more
Question tags in English: the mirror rule, aren't I, and tags after let's and imperatives
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
Word formation with prefixes: un-, in-, im-, dis-, re-, over-, under- and mis-
Word formation in English: how suffixes build word families and give away the part of speech
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