misconceive
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mis·con·ceive
(mĭs′kən-sēv′)tr.v. mis·con·ceived, mis·con·ceiv·ing, mis·con·ceives
To interpret incorrectly; misunderstand.
mis′con·ceiv′er n.
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misconceive
(ˌmɪskənˈsiːv)vb
to have the wrong idea; fail to understand
ˌmisconˈceiver n
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mis•con•ceive
(ˌmɪs kənˈsiv)v.t., v.i. -ceived, -ceiv•ing.
to interpret wrongly; misunderstand.
[1350–1400]
mis`con•ceiv′er, n.
mis`con•cep′tion (-kənˈsɛp ʃən) n.
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misconceive
Past participle: misconceived
Gerund: misconceiving
| Imperative |
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| misconceive |
| misconceive |
| Present |
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| I misconceive |
| you misconceive |
| he/she/it misconceives |
| we misconceive |
| you misconceive |
| they misconceive |
| Preterite |
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| I misconceived |
| you misconceived |
| he/she/it misconceived |
| we misconceived |
| you misconceived |
| they misconceived |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am misconceiving |
| you are misconceiving |
| he/she/it is misconceiving |
| we are misconceiving |
| you are misconceiving |
| they are misconceiving |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have misconceived |
| you have misconceived |
| he/she/it has misconceived |
| we have misconceived |
| you have misconceived |
| they have misconceived |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was misconceiving |
| you were misconceiving |
| he/she/it was misconceiving |
| we were misconceiving |
| you were misconceiving |
| they were misconceiving |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had misconceived |
| you had misconceived |
| he/she/it had misconceived |
| we had misconceived |
| you had misconceived |
| they had misconceived |
| Future |
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| I will misconceive |
| you will misconceive |
| he/she/it will misconceive |
| we will misconceive |
| you will misconceive |
| they will misconceive |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have misconceived |
| you will have misconceived |
| he/she/it will have misconceived |
| we will have misconceived |
| you will have misconceived |
| they will have misconceived |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be misconceiving |
| you will be misconceiving |
| he/she/it will be misconceiving |
| we will be misconceiving |
| you will be misconceiving |
| they will be misconceiving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been misconceiving |
| you have been misconceiving |
| he/she/it has been misconceiving |
| we have been misconceiving |
| you have been misconceiving |
| they have been misconceiving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been misconceiving |
| you will have been misconceiving |
| he/she/it will have been misconceiving |
| we will have been misconceiving |
| you will have been misconceiving |
| they will have been misconceiving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been misconceiving |
| you had been misconceiving |
| he/she/it had been misconceiving |
| we had been misconceiving |
| you had been misconceiving |
| they had been misconceiving |
| Conditional |
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| I would misconceive |
| you would misconceive |
| he/she/it would misconceive |
| we would misconceive |
| you would misconceive |
| they would misconceive |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have misconceived |
| you would have misconceived |
| he/she/it would have misconceived |
| we would have misconceived |
| you would have misconceived |
| they would have misconceived |
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Verb 1. [画像:misconceive - interpret in the wrong way]misconceive - interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
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misconceive
verb misunderstand, mistake, misjudge, fail to understand, misconstrue, get the wrong idea about, misapprehend, get your lines crossed about We misconceived their purpose.
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misconceive
verbTo understand incorrectly:
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misconceive
vt (= understand wrongly) → verkennen, eine falsche Vorstellung haben von; (= base on false assumption) → von einer falschen Voraussetzung ausgehen bei
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