mishear
/mɪsˈhɪə(ɹ)/
mishear verb: to hear wrongly.
Verb
mishear (third-person singular simple present mishears, present participle mishearing, simple past and past participle misheard)
- To hear wrongly.
- I misheard when she asked for mints, and gave her mince instead.
- And if any mishear or misutter it, even that also serves, since it warns.1883, Meeds Tuthill, The Civil Polity of the United States Considered in Its Theory and Practice, page 240
- To misunderstand.
mishear meaning in Tamil and Urdu
mishear in Tamil
- தவறாகக் கேள்
mishear in Urdu
- غلط سننا
Examples of mishear in a sentence
- When a slickly handsome drug dealer named Legrand (Michael Beach, in the film's most seductive performance), first meets the teen-ager on the playground, he mishears the name Manigault.1996 November 23, Caryn James, “From Hero To Heroin And Back”, in The New York Times:
- A number of readers have suggested that instances like this in which a whole phrase rather than just a word is misheard, should be called mondegreens rather than eggcorns.2006 November 18, “Feedback”, in New Scientist, archived from the original on 24 May 2016, page 218:
Forms of mishear
| third-person singular present | mishears |
|---|---|
| present participle | mishearing |
| past participle | misheard |
| past | misheard |
Origin of mishear
From Middle English misheren, from Old English mishȳran, mishīeran (“to hear amiss, not listen to, disobey”), equivalent to mis- + hear.
Words formed from mishear
Words that rhyme with mishear
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about mishear
- What does mishear mean?
- Mishear means to hear wrongly.
- What is mishear in Tamil?
- Mishear in Tamil is தவறாகக் கேள். See Mishear meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use mishear in a sentence?
- When a slickly handsome drug dealer named Legrand (Michael Beach, in the film's most seductive performance), first meets the teen-ager on the playground, he mishears the name Manigault.
- What part of speech is mishear?
- Mishear is a verb.
- How do you pronounce mishear?
- Mishear is pronounced /mɪsˈhɪə(ɹ)/.
- What is the past tense of mishear?
- The past tense of mishear is misheard.
Words near mishear in the dictionary
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