Irregular verb
mistake
/mɪˈsteɪk/
- Base
- mistake
- Past simple
- mistook
- Past participle
- mistaken
Usage
mistook names a single mix-up; mistaken needs have/has/had, or works as an adjective, as in a mistaken belief.
Meaning
- to wrongly believe that one person or thing is another
Example
I mistook Anna for her sister.
He mistook the noise for thunder.
She had been mistaken about the meeting time.