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misintending

misintending is the present participle and gerund of misintend.

Meaning of misintend

Verb

misintend (third-person singular simple present misintends, present participle misintending, simple past and past participle misintended)

  1. (transitive) To intend, purpose, or direct amiss or wrongfully; mismean.
    • Come therefore, gentle death, and ease my griefe; Cut short what malice Fortune misintends.1967, Arthur Freeman, Thomas Kyd: facts and problems - Page 145

Questions about misintending

What is misintending the present participle and gerund of?
Misintending is the present participle and gerund of misintend.

Words near misintending in the dictionary

  1. misintelligence
  2. misintelligences
  3. misintelligible
  4. misintend
  5. misintended
  6. misintending
  7. misintends
  8. misintention
  9. misintentions
  10. misinteract
  11. misinteracted

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