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mistook

US, UK/mɪsˈtʊk/British, Southern, Standard/mɪsˈtɵk/Australia, New Zealand/məsˈtɵk/Northern Ireland, Scotland/mɪsˈtʉk/

A form of mistake — To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.

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Meanings

verb

pastsimple past of mistake
colloquialnonstandardparticiplepastpast participle of mistake

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mistook

book look took outlook hook brook brooke shook koch overlook chinook crook logbook rook mook chook overcook blook jook chequebook abrook bring to book by hook or by crook Corner Brook

Cite this entry

APA

mistook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistook

MLA

“mistook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistook. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mistook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistook.

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