mistake
(mistakes plural & 3rd person present) (mistaking present participle) (mistook past tense) (mistaken past participle )

1    n-count  If you make a mistake, you do something which you did not intend to do, or which produces a result that you do not want.
oft N of -ing, also by N
They made the big mistake of thinking they could seize its border with a relatively small force..., I think it's a serious mistake to confuse books with life..., There must be some mistake..., He has been arrested by mistake.

2 n-count A mistake is something or part of something which is incorrect or not right. (=error)
Her mother sighed and rubbed out another mistake in the crossword puzzle., ...spelling mistakes.

3 verb If you mistake one person or thing for another, you wrongly think that they are the other person or thing.
I mistook you for Carlos... V n for n

4    verb  If you mistake something, you fail to recognize or understand it.   (=misjudge)
The government completely mistook the feeling of the country...    V n
No one should mistake how serious the issue is.    V wh

5 You can say there is no mistaking something when you are emphasizing that you cannot fail to recognize or understand it.
♦ there's no mistaking phrase V inflects, PHR n (emphasis) There's no mistaking the eastern flavour of the food...

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