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misheard

UK/ˈmɪs.hɜː(ɹ)d//ˈmɪs.hɝd/

misheard is the simple past and past participle of mishear.

Meaning of mishear

Verb

mishear (third-person singular simple present mishears, present participle mishearing, simple past and past participle misheard)

  1. (ambitransitive) To hear wrongly.
    • I misheard when she asked for mints, and gave her mince instead.
  2. To misunderstand.

Words that rhyme with misheard

Questions about misheard

What is misheard the simple past and past participle of?
Misheard is the simple past and past participle of mishear.
How do you pronounce misheard?
Misheard is pronounced /ˈmɪs.hɝd/ (US).

Words near misheard in the dictionary

  1. misheal
  2. mishealed
  3. mishealing
  4. misheals
  5. mishear
  6. misheard
  7. mishearer
  8. mishearers
  9. mishearing
  10. mishearings
  11. mishears

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