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mis·in·ter·pret
(mĭs′ĭn-tûr′prĭt)tr.v. mis·in·ter·pret·ed, mis·in·ter·pret·ing, mis·in·ter·prets
To interpret or explain wrongly.
mis′in·ter′pre·ta′tion n.
mis′in·ter′pret·er n.
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misinterpret
(ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːprɪt)vb
(tr) to interpret badly, misleadingly, or incorrectly
ˌmisinˌterpreˈtation n
ˌmisinˈterpreter n
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mis•in•ter•pret
(ˌmɪs ɪnˈtɜr prɪt)v.t., v.i. -pret•ed, -pret•ing.
to interpret, explain, or understand incorrectly.
[1580–90]
mis`in•ter′pret•a•ble, adj.
mis`in•ter`pre•ta′tion, n.
mis`in•ter′pret•er, n.
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misinterpret
Past participle: misinterpreted
Gerund: misinterpreting
| Imperative |
|---|
| misinterpret |
| misinterpret |
| Present |
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| I misinterpret |
| you misinterpret |
| he/she/it misinterprets |
| we misinterpret |
| you misinterpret |
| they misinterpret |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I misinterpreted |
| you misinterpreted |
| he/she/it misinterpreted |
| we misinterpreted |
| you misinterpreted |
| they misinterpreted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am misinterpreting |
| you are misinterpreting |
| he/she/it is misinterpreting |
| we are misinterpreting |
| you are misinterpreting |
| they are misinterpreting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have misinterpreted |
| you have misinterpreted |
| he/she/it has misinterpreted |
| we have misinterpreted |
| you have misinterpreted |
| they have misinterpreted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was misinterpreting |
| you were misinterpreting |
| he/she/it was misinterpreting |
| we were misinterpreting |
| you were misinterpreting |
| they were misinterpreting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had misinterpreted |
| you had misinterpreted |
| he/she/it had misinterpreted |
| we had misinterpreted |
| you had misinterpreted |
| they had misinterpreted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will misinterpret |
| you will misinterpret |
| he/she/it will misinterpret |
| we will misinterpret |
| you will misinterpret |
| they will misinterpret |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have misinterpreted |
| you will have misinterpreted |
| he/she/it will have misinterpreted |
| we will have misinterpreted |
| you will have misinterpreted |
| they will have misinterpreted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be misinterpreting |
| you will be misinterpreting |
| he/she/it will be misinterpreting |
| we will be misinterpreting |
| you will be misinterpreting |
| they will be misinterpreting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been misinterpreting |
| you have been misinterpreting |
| he/she/it has been misinterpreting |
| we have been misinterpreting |
| you have been misinterpreting |
| they have been misinterpreting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been misinterpreting |
| you will have been misinterpreting |
| he/she/it will have been misinterpreting |
| we will have been misinterpreting |
| you will have been misinterpreting |
| they will have been misinterpreting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been misinterpreting |
| you had been misinterpreting |
| he/she/it had been misinterpreting |
| we had been misinterpreting |
| you had been misinterpreting |
| they had been misinterpreting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would misinterpret |
| you would misinterpret |
| he/she/it would misinterpret |
| we would misinterpret |
| you would misinterpret |
| they would misinterpret |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have misinterpreted |
| you would have misinterpreted |
| he/she/it would have misinterpreted |
| we would have misinterpreted |
| you would have misinterpreted |
| they would have misinterpreted |
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2. misinterpret - interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"
3. [画像:misinterpret - interpret in the wrong way]misinterpret - interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
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misinterpret
verb misunderstand, mistake, distort, misrepresent, misjudge, falsify, pervert, misread, misconstrue, get wrong, misapprehend, misconceive The Prince's words had been misinterpreted.
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misinterpret
verbTo understand incorrectly:
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misinterpret
vt → falsch auslegen or deuten ; play, novel → fehlinterpretieren, falsch auslegen ; (interpreter) → falsch wiedergeben ; it could easily be misinterpreted as implying ingratitude → es könnte leicht als Undankbarkeit ausgelegt werden ; he misinterpreted her silence as agreement → er deutete ihr Schweigen fälschlich als Zustimmung
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