Mistakes can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| mistake - identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister" | ||
| mistake - to make a mistake or be incorrect | ||
Noun |
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| 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" |
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| 1. | noun | An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his field, and how to avoid them. | |
| 2. | noun | Every opinion is a mixture of truth and mistakes. | |
| 3. | noun | Teachers must get tired of rectifying the same mistakes over and over again in their students' papers. | |
| 4. | noun | James had a great fear of making mistakes in class and being reprimanded. | |
| 5. | noun | You continue making the same mistakes time after time. | |
| 6. | noun | You're forever making mistakes. | |
| 7. | noun | You must put these mistakes right. | |
| 8. | noun | Your composition is very good, and it has few mistakes. | |
| 9. | noun | Your composition is perfect except for a few mistakes. | |
| 10. | noun | Your composition is free from all grammatical mistakes. | |
| 11. | noun | There are few mistakes in your composition. | |
| 12. | noun | Your essay has some mistakes, but as a whole it is very good. | |
| 13. | noun | Your composition has a few mistakes. | |
| 14. | noun | A teacher should never laugh at his students' mistakes. | |
| 15. | noun | Don't dash off a sloppily written report filled with mistakes. | |
| 16. | verb | Don't mistake her for her twin sister. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his field, and how to avoid them. | |
| Every opinion is a mixture of truth and mistakes. | |
| Teachers must get tired of rectifying the same mistakes over and over again in their students' papers. | |
| James had a great fear of making mistakes in class and being reprimanded. | |
| You continue making the same mistakes time after time. | |
| You're forever making mistakes. | |
| You must put these mistakes right. | |
| Your composition is very good, and it has few mistakes. | |
| Your composition is perfect except for a few mistakes. | |
| Your composition is free from all grammatical mistakes. | |
| There are few mistakes in your composition. | |
| Your essay has some mistakes, but as a whole it is very good. | |
| Your composition has a few mistakes. | |
| A teacher should never laugh at his students' mistakes. | |
| Don't dash off a sloppily written report filled with mistakes. | |
| verb | |
| Don't mistake her for her twin sister. |
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