mistook

Verb

The word is derived from mistake

Meaning

of Mistake

imp. & obs. p. p. of Mistake.

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Examples

A drunk boy staggering home mistook us for his drinking partners but Mtwaribu went towards him and threatened him with his bulk. Source: Internet

Anita said she mistook the cocking of the gun for the sound of his typewriter keys and hung up as he fired. Source: Internet

Amid the heightened tensions, a garrison near Tehran's airport mistook Flight 752 for possible incoming fire from the States. Source: Internet

Around 11 p.m., they suspected one person roaming around the dairy and they mistook him to be a thief. Source: Internet

A lot of people mistook the obvious parody for the real thing. Source: Internet

At first he mistook airglow as the real horizon when trying to make some fixes on stars. Source: Internet

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