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mishears

mishears is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Questions about mishears

What is mishears the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Mishears is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mishear.

Words near mishears in the dictionary

  1. misheard
  2. mishearer
  3. mishearers
  4. mishearing
  5. mishearings
  6. mishears
  7. misheed
  8. misheeded
  9. misheeding
  10. misheeds
  11. mishegaas

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