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mistake in Arabic

أَسَاء اَلْفَهْم ʔasāʔ al-fahm

/mɪˈsteɪk/UK[mɪˈsteɪk]

mistake in Arabic: أَسَاء اَلْفَهْم (ʔasāʔ al-fahm), أَخْطَأَ (ʔaḵṭaʔa), خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʔ), غَلْطَة (ḡalṭa). In English, mistake means to understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.

Arabic words for mistake

to take one thing for another
أَسَاء اَلْفَهْم ʔasāʔ al-fahm, أَخْطَأَ ʔaḵṭaʔa
error — see also error
خَطَأ ḵaṭaʔ, غَلْطَة ḡalṭa, غَلَط ḡalaṭ

English meaning of mistake

  1. verb To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
  2. verb To misunderstand (someone).
  3. verb To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
  4. verb To take or choose wrongly.

Full definition of mistake

mistake in a sentence

  • Sorry, I mistook you for my brother. You look very similar.
  • Don't mistake my kindness for weakness.
  • There were too many mistakes in the test that, unfortunately, made you fail.

Synonyms of mistake

All synonyms of mistake

mistake in other languages

Questions about mistake in Arabic

What is the meaning of mistake in Arabic?
Mistake in Arabic is أَسَاء اَلْفَهْم (ʔasāʔ al-fahm), أَخْطَأَ (ʔaḵṭaʔa), خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʔ), غَلْطَة (ḡalṭa).
ما معنى كلمة mistake؟
Mistake: أَسَاء اَلْفَهْم (ʔasāʔ al-fahm), أَخْطَأَ (ʔaḵṭaʔa), خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʔ), غَلْطَة (ḡalṭa).
What does mistake mean in English?
Mistake means to understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.

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