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misunderstand

/ˌmɪsəndərˈstænd/ /mɪˌsʌndəˈstænd/
verb Irregular verbmisunderstand misunderstood misunderstood
  1. 1 yanlış anlamak, yanlış yorumlamak

Definition (English)

To fail to understand someone or something correctly.

Example Sentences

  1. I think you misunderstand my intentions.
    Sanırım niyetlerimi yanlış anladın.
  2. Don't misunderstand me; I'm not angry.
    Beni yanlış anlama; kızgın değilim.

Verb Forms Irregular A-B-B · Past ve participle aynı

Base misunderstand
/ˌmɪsəndərˈstænd/
Past misunderstood
/ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd/
Participle misunderstood
/ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd/
How the past is formed

No ‑ed✗misunderstanded ✓misunderstood

Bu fiil düzensizdir: -ed kuralı uygulanmaz, past ve participle biçimleri ezberlenir.

  • Pastmisunderstand → misunderstoodOrtadaki “an” yerine “oo” gelir.
  • Participlemisunderstand → misunderstoodParticiple, past ile aynıdır.

All irregular verbs →

Synonyms

misinterpretmistakeconfuseget wrongtake wrongly

Antonyms

understandcomprehendgraspfollowget

Collocations

misunderstand a situationmisunderstand instructionsoften misunderstandcompletely misunderstandmisunderstand the meaningmisunderstand someone's intentions

Related Words

communicationexplanationclarificationcontextlanguagemeaning