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Irregular verb

misunderstand

/ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd/

Base
misunderstand
Past simple
misunderstood
Past participle
misunderstood

Usage

misunderstand follows its root verb understand exactly, adding the prefix mis- to both past forms.

Meaning

  • to understand something incorrectly

Example

He misunderstood the question.

I think you misunderstood my email.

The instructions have been misunderstood by several teams.