What part of speech is mistake?

Mistake can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. mistake is a verb, present, 1st person singular of mistake (infinitive).
  • 2. mistake is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. mistake is a noun, singular of mistakes.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does mistake mean?

Definitions

Verb

mistake - identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
mistake - to make a mistake or be incorrect

Noun

mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
mistake - an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister"
mistake - part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors"

Examples of mistake

#   Sentence  
1. noun He made a bad mistake.
2. noun He wasn't going to admit his mistake.
3. noun Make no mistake about his intentions.
4. noun If you have received it by mistake please let us know by reply and then delete it from your system; you should not copy the message or disclose its contents to anyone.
5. noun If you have received it by mistake please let us know by reply and then delete it from your system; you should not copy this message or disclose its contents to anyone.
6. noun went in there and got my dog groomed came home to an uneven dog then took him back to get evened up what a mistake!
7. noun BIG MISTAKE - The food was tasteless and cold.
8. noun I'm not interested in shopping in a place with people like her... she refused to sell me the item at its marked price even after admitting they had made a mistake.
9. noun Once they realized their mistake they sent a mechanic and tow truck to my wife's work and towed it back to fix it.
10. noun i made the mistake of buying from these thieves.
11. noun If you see a mistake, then please correct it.
12. noun Spenser's mother often scrutinizes him for every small mistake he makes.
13. noun A known mistake is better than an unknown truth.
14. noun Do you think he made that mistake on purpose?
15. noun You made the same mistake as last time.
16. verb Don't mistake her for her twin sister.
Sentence  
noun
He made a bad mistake.
He wasn't going to admit his mistake.
Make no mistake about his intentions.
If you have received it by mistake please let us know by reply and then delete it from your system; you should not copy the message or disclose its contents to anyone.
If you have received it by mistake please let us know by reply and then delete it from your system; you should not copy this message or disclose its contents to anyone.
went in there and got my dog groomed came home to an uneven dog then took him back to get evened up what a mistake!
BIG MISTAKE - The food was tasteless and cold.
I'm not interested in shopping in a place with people like her... she refused to sell me the item at its marked price even after admitting they had made a mistake.
Once they realized their mistake they sent a mechanic and tow truck to my wife's work and towed it back to fix it.
i made the mistake of buying from these thieves.
If you see a mistake, then please correct it.
Spenser's mother often scrutinizes him for every small mistake he makes.
A known mistake is better than an unknown truth.
Do you think he made that mistake on purpose?
You made the same mistake as last time.
verb
Don't mistake her for her twin sister.

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