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misrecalls

misrecalls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misrecall.

Meaning of misrecall

Verb

misrecall (third-person singular simple present misrecalls, present participle misrecalling, simple past and past participle misrecalled)

  1. (transitive) To recall incorrectly.
    • That was the same slogan that Vice President Dan Quayle famously misrecalled in 1989 when he said, “What a waste it is to lose one’s mind.”2009 August 2, Jack Rosenthal, “A Terrible Thing to Waste”, in New York Times

Questions about misrecalls

What is misrecalls the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misrecalls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misrecall.

Words near misrecalls in the dictionary

  1. misreasoning
  2. misreasons
  3. misrecall
  4. misrecalled
  5. misrecalling
  6. misrecalls
  7. misreceipt
  8. misreceive
  9. misreceived
  10. misreceives
  11. misreceiving

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