Verb
The word is derived from mistake
of Mistake
imp. & obs. p. p. of Mistake.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA 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