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misreckons

misreckons is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misreckon.

Meaning of misreckon

Verb

misreckon (third-person singular simple present misreckons, present participle misreckoning, simple past and past participle misreckoned)

  1. (transitive) To add (something) up incorrectly, make a wrong calculation of (an amount etc.).
  2. (obsolete, reflexive) To make a wrong calculation, to be in error.
    • And therefore he that hath once misreckoned himselfe is never seene againe., Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.207

Questions about misreckons

What is misreckons the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misreckons is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misreckon.

Words near misreckons in the dictionary

  1. misreciting
  2. misreckon
  3. misreckoned
  4. misreckoning
  5. misreckonings
  6. misreckons
  7. misrecognise
  8. misrecognised
  9. misrecognises
  10. misrecognising
  11. misrecognition

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