mistake
noun/mɪˈsteɪk/
Слово англійською: mistake
Переклад mistake українською: помилка
Детальний опис
- an action or an opinion that is not correct, or that produces a result that you did not want
- It's easy to make a mistake.
- Don't worry, we all make mistakes.
- You are making a big mistake.
- Leaving school so young was the biggest mistake of my life.
- a terrible/serious/huge mistake
- It’s a common mistake (= one that a lot of people make).
- You must try to learn from your mistakes.
- He is determined not to repeat the mistakes of his predecessors.
- This letter is addressed to someone else—there must be some mistake.
- the mistake of doing something I made the mistake of giving him my address.
- it is a mistake to do something It would be a mistake to ignore his opinion.
- It was a big mistake on my part to have trusted her.
- a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctly synonym error
- It's a common mistake among learners of English.
- Her essay is full of spelling mistakes.
- If students correct their own mistakes, learning improves.
- mistake (in) doing something The waiter made a mistake (in) adding up the bill.
Synonyms mistakemistakeerror ▪ inaccuracy ▪ slip ▪ howler ▪ misprintThese are all words for a word, figure or fact that is not said, written down or typed correctly.mistake a word or figure that is not said or written down correctly:- It’s a common mistake among learners of English.
- spelling mistakes
- There are too many errors in your work.
- The article is full of inaccuracies.
- The report is full of howlers.
- a(n) mistake/error/inaccuracy/slip/howler/misprint in something
- to make a(n) mistake/error/slip/howler
- to contain/be full of mistakes/errors/inaccuracies/howlers/misprints
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from Old Norse mistaka ‘take in error’, probably influenced in sense by Old French mesprendre.
Idioms
and no mistake
- (old-fashioned, especially British English) used to show that you are sure about the truth of what you have just said
- This is a strange business and no mistake.
by mistake
- by accident; without intending to
- I took your bag instead of mine by mistake.
in mistake for something
- thinking that something is something else
- Children may eat pills in mistake for sweets.
make no mistake (about something)
- used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you want to warn somebody about something
- Make no mistake (about it), this is one crisis that won’t just go away.