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1 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) være på feil sporEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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2 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) være på feil sporEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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misunderstand — [[t]mɪ̱sʌndə(r)stæ̱nd[/t]] misunderstands, misunderstanding, misunderstood VERB If you misunderstand someone or something, you do not understand them properly. → See also misunderstood [V wh] They have simply misunderstood what rock and roll is … English dictionary
misunderstand — UK [ˌmɪsʌndə(r)ˈstænd] / US [ˌmɪsʌndərˈstænd] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms misunderstand : present tense I/you/we/they misunderstand he/she/it misunderstands present participle misunderstanding past tense misunderstood UK… … English dictionary
misunderstand — mis|un|der|stand [ˌmısʌndəˈstænd US ər ] v past tense and past participle misunderstood [I and T] to fail to understand someone or something correctly ▪ Rachel, you must have misunderstood her! Ellie would never say something like that. ▪ Don t… … Dictionary of contemporary English
misunderstand — verb past tense and past participle misunderstood (I, T) to think that something means one thing when in fact it means something different: I don t think we should be seen travelling together people might misunderstand … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
misunderstand — mis|un|der|stand [ ,mısʌndər stænd ] (past tense and past participle mis|un|der|stood [ ,mısʌndər stud ] ) verb intransitive or transitive to not understand someone or something correctly: I think he has misunderstood the nature of the problem. I … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
misunderstand — [ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd] (past tense and past participle misunderstood [ˌmɪsʌndəˈstʊd] ) verb [I/T] to not understand someone or something correctly I think he has misunderstood the nature of the problem.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
misunderstand — [c]/ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd / (say .misunduh stand), /mɪsˌʌn / (say mis.un ) verb (misunderstood, misunderstanding) –verb (t) 1. to fail to understand the correct sense or significance of (a word, something said or written, an action, etc.). 2. to… …
get someone/something wrong — MISUNDERSTAND, misinterpret, misconstrue, mistake, misread, take amiss; get the wrong idea/impression; informal get the wrong end of the stick, be barking up the wrong tree. → wrong … Useful english dictionary
misconceive — [c]/mɪskənˈsiv / (say miskuhn seev) verb (misconceived, misconceiving) –verb (t) 1. to conceive wrongly; misunderstand. –verb (i) 2. to misunderstand something or someone. –misconceiver, noun …
get hold of the wrong end of the stick — To misunderstand • • • Main Entry: ↑end get hold of the wrong end of the stick To misunderstand something totally • • • Main Entry: ↑wrong … Useful english dictionary
Misread — can also mean to misunderstand something because it was read in the wrong way. Misread is the second song from the album Riot on an Empty Street , by Kings of Convenience. It was released as a single October 26, 2004 … Wikipedia