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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.