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making a mistake

making a mistake is the present participle and gerund of make a mistake.

Meaning of make a mistake

Verb

make a mistake (third-person singular simple present makes a mistake, present participle making a mistake, simple past and past participle made a mistake)

  1. To err, to be wrong. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Questions about making a mistake

What is making a mistake the present participle and gerund of?
Making a mistake is the present participle and gerund of make a mistake.

Words near making a mistake in the dictionary

  1. making a living
  2. making a long arm
  3. making a mark
  4. making a meal of
  5. making a meal out of
  6. making a mistake
  7. making a mockery of
  8. making a monkey of
  9. making a monkey out of
  10. making a mountain out of a molehill
  11. making a move

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