misrefer
misrefer verb: to refer incorrectly.
Verb
misrefer (third-person singular simple present misrefers, present participle misreferring, simple past and past participle misreferred)
- To refer incorrectly.
- What are we trying to communicate, and what are we trying to assert? The U.S. government often misrefers to the Freely Associated States as part of the American homeland. Are these mistakes or is there intent behind it?2023 July 7, Sarah A. Topol, quoting Michael Walsh, “The America That Americans Forget”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
Forms of misrefer
| third-person singular present | misrefers |
|---|---|
| present participle | misreferring |
| past participle | misreferred |
| past | misreferred |
Origin of misrefer
From mis- + refer.
Questions about misrefer
- What does misrefer mean?
- Misrefer means to refer incorrectly.
- What part of speech is misrefer?
- Misrefer is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misrefer?
- The past tense of misrefer is misreferred.
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