make a mistake

Verb

Meaning

make a mistake (third-person singular simple present makes a mistake, present participle making a mistake, simple past and past participle made a mistake)

To err, to be wrong.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

bumble err fail mistake fumble misinterpret misjudge screw up misapprehend miscalculate go wrong mess up foul up muck up louse up
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Antonyms

better correct improve repair alter fix
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Examples

If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake. Confucius

Don't be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don't make the same mistake twice. Akio Morita

I believe in recovery, and as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you can make a mistake and come back from it. Ann Richards

No matter how smart a person is, eventually he will make a mistake. Indonesian Proverb

The ancestors may annoy you but don't make a mistake of annoying them back, they may annoy you forever. African Proverb

Only those who do nothing never make a mistake. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

make a mess of make a minimum effort make a mint make a mistakes make a mockery of make a monkey of