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to misread
01
to read or understand a text incorrectly
Transitive: to misread a text
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
misread
3rd person singular
misreads
Past simple
misread
Past participle
misread
Examples
He misread the sign and thought the store was closed.
02
to misunderstand or wrongly interpret a situation or someone's behavior
Transitive: to misread a situation or behavior
Examples
It 's easy to misread body language and draw incorrect conclusions.
Lexical Tree
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