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misremember

UK/mɪsɹɪˈmɛmbə//mɪsɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/

misremember verb: to remember incorrectly.

Verb

misremember (third-person singular simple present misremembers, present participle misremembering, simple past and past participle misremembered)

  1. (ambitransitive) To remember incorrectly.
    • . . . that he, who twice upon oath, with time of recollection, could not remember anything of such a business, might well, a third time, misremember somewhat.1641 April 21, Lord George Digby, Delivery to the House of Commons on the Bill of Attainder against Stratford
    • His name, if I do not misremember, was Peter Otsequot.1750, Ralph Griffiths, The Monthly Review

misremember meaning in Bengali

misremember in Bengali

ভুলভাবে স্মরণ করা

Examples of misremember in a sentence

  • I have been assured […] if I misremember not.1801, Jonathan Swift, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Oxford, page 33:
  • Did the military screw things up, or did you simply misremember?1994, David Morrell, Blood Oath, McMillan, page 17:

Forms of misremember

third-person singular presentmisremembers
present participlemisremembering
past participlemisremembered
pastmisremembered

Origin of misremember

From mis- + remember.

Words that rhyme with misremember

Questions about misremember

What does misremember mean?
Misremember means to remember incorrectly.
What is misremember in Bengali?
Misremember in Bengali is ভুলভাবে স্মরণ করা. See Misremember meaning in Bengali.
How do you use misremember in a sentence?
I have been assured […] if I misremember not.
What part of speech is misremember?
Misremember is a verb.
How do you pronounce misremember?
Misremember is pronounced /mɪsɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/ (US).
What is the past tense of misremember?
The past tense of misremember is misremembered.

Words near misremember in the dictionary

  1. misrelies
  2. misreligion
  3. misreligions
  4. misrely
  5. misrelying
  6. misremember
  7. misremembered
  8. misremembering
  9. misrememberings
  10. misremembers
  11. misremembrance

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