misplaced

«misplaced» in Mova's school dictionary: Put somewhere and then not able to find it; lost for a while — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form and adjective (misplace, misplaces, misplaced, misplacing)

meaning for a pupil

1) Put somewhere and then not able to find it; lost for a while. tree →

2) (adjective) Put in the wrong place. tree →

3) (adjective) Given to the wrong person or thing, or not deserved (misplaced trust, misplaced confidence). tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life: "I've misplaced my keys." In maths and writing: a misplaced decimal point or comma changes the meaning or the number. Phrases: misplaced trust, a misplaced decimal point.

examples

• I've misplaced my reading book again. tree →
• Mum misplaced her glasses — they were on her head! tree →
• A misplaced decimal point turned 2.5 into 25. tree →
• His trust in the stranger was misplaced. tree →
• The misplaced comma made the sentence confusing. tree →
• We found the misplaced key under the mat. tree →

note

Regular verb (misplaced, misplacing). "Misplaced" usually means lost for a short time, softer than "lost". For numbers: a misplaced decimal point multiplies or divides by 10, 100 and so on — always check where the point goes.

In the corpora

• The famous story that spinach's iron was overrated because of a misplaced decimal point is itself disputed and partly a myth.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «misplaced» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.