Past tense of misunderstand
irregular verb
The past tense of misunderstand is misunderstood. The past participle is also misunderstood.
Forms of misunderstand
| Base form (V1) | misunderstand /mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | misunderstood /ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstʊd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | misunderstood /ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstʊd/ |
| Present participle | misunderstanding /ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | misunderstands |
Misunderstood in a sentence
- (figuratively, by extension) Of an order or cause of events, misunderstood or misinterpreted.From the entry back to front
- The oft misused word didn't mean what he thought it meant, but everyone else misunderstood it too.From the entry misused
- Elbow position is critical when you’re doing the military press, and it’s often misunderstood.2018 November 28, Brett Williams, “How to Do a Military Press With Perfect Form”, in Men's Health. From the entry military press
- I am probably the most misread, misreviewed, and misunderstood novelist now writing.2014, James M. Cain, Past All Dishonor. From the entry misreview
- Web-based or e-learning technologies may be some of the most misunderstood technologies.2012, Gary R. Morrison, Gary J. Anglin, “An Analysis of Success and Failures: Focusing on Learner-Content Interactions for the Next…. From the entry shovelware
Meaning of misunderstand
- verb To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.
Verbs like misunderstand
- understand (understood)
- stand (stood)
- withstand (withstood)
- tread (trod)
Questions about the past tense of misunderstand
- What is the past tense of misunderstand?
- The past tense of misunderstand is misunderstood.
- What is the past participle of misunderstand?
- The past participle of misunderstand is misunderstood.
- Is misunderstand a regular or irregular verb?
- Misunderstand is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: misunderstand (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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