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misobserving

misobserving is the present participle and gerund of misobserve.

Meaning of misobserve

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

Questions about misobserving

What is misobserving the present participle and gerund of?
Misobserving is the present participle and gerund of misobserve.

Words near misobserving in the dictionary

  1. misobservation
  2. misobservations
  3. misobserve
  4. misobserved
  5. misobserves
  6. misobserving
  7. misocainea
  8. misocapnic
  9. misocapnist
  10. misocapnists
  11. MisOcc

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