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misunderstand

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌmɪsʌndərˈstænd/ · UK /ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd/

Forms: misunderstood

misunderstand means: If you understand something wrongly, you believe it means something different from what it really means.

verb

UNDERSTAND WRONGLYB1

If you understand something wrongly, you believe it means something different from what it really means.

  • Please do not misunderstand me.
  • I misunderstood the instructions and went to the wrong room.
  • Did she misunderstand what you meant?

How to use it: misunderstand what someone means/says (I misunderstood what the teacher said.)

Similar words: misinterpret, get wrong

Opposites: understand

Common phrases: misunderstand someone, misunderstand the question, misunderstand something completely

Questions about misunderstand

What does misunderstand mean?

If you understand something wrongly, you believe it means something different from what it really means.

What is misunderstand in other languages?

Türkçe: yanlış anlamak · Español: malinterpretar · Français: mal comprendre · Deutsch: missverstehen · Italiano: fraintendere · 日本語: 誤解する

What does misunderstood mean?

“misunderstood” is the past tense and past participle of “misunderstand”.

How do you pronounce misunderstand?

In American English /ˌmɪsʌndərˈstænd/; in British English /ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd/.

How do you use misunderstand in a sentence?

Please do not misunderstand me. I misunderstood the instructions and went to the wrong room.

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