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to mistake for
[phrase form: mistake]
01
to wrongly think that someone or something is another person or thing
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
for
Base verb
mistake
Present tense
mistake for
3rd person singular
mistakes for
Present participle
mistaking for
Past simple
mistook for
Past participle
mistaken for
Examples
I mistook her for her twin sister.
