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misobserve

misobserve verb: to observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing.

Verb

misobserve (third-person singular simple present misobserves, present participle misobserving, simple past and past participle misobserved)

  1. To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing.
    • They understand it as early as they do language; and, if I misobserve not , they love to be treated as rational creatures sooner than is imagined1693, [John Locke], “(please specify the section number)”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], →OCLC

Forms of misobserve

third-person singular presentmisobserves
present participlemisobserving
past participlemisobserved
pastmisobserved

Origin of misobserve

From mis- + observe.

Questions about misobserve

What does misobserve mean?
Misobserve means to observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing.
What part of speech is misobserve?
Misobserve is a verb.
What is the past tense of misobserve?
The past tense of misobserve is misobserved.

Words near misobserve in the dictionary

  1. misobliging
  2. misobservance
  3. misobservances
  4. misobservation
  5. misobservations
  6. misobserve
  7. misobserved
  8. misobserves
  9. misobserving
  10. misocainea
  11. misocapnic

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