misunderstand

«misunderstand» in Mova's school dictionary: to understand something wrongly, to get the wrong meaning — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (misunderstand, misunderstands, misunderstood, misunderstanding)

meaning for a pupil

1) To misunderstand is to understand something wrongly, to get the wrong meaning. tree →

2) To misunderstand a person is to get the wrong idea about what they mean or what they are like. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English and maths, pupils can misunderstand a question, so they read it twice. In friendships, misunderstanding causes arguments; talking calmly helps. Phrases: "Don't misunderstand me", "I think you misunderstood".

examples

• I misunderstand the question if I read it too fast. tree →
• Don't misunderstand me, I like your idea. tree →
• She misunderstood and went to the wrong room. tree →
• Many people misunderstand how bees make honey. tree →
• I'm sorry, I misunderstood what you said. tree →
• If you misunderstand the instructions, ask the teacher. tree →
• “Ah!” cried the false princess, “why do you misunderstand my tears? tree →

note

Irregular: misunderstand, misunderstood, misunderstood (like understand). Noun: misunderstanding. The prefix "mis-" means wrongly.

In the corpora

• Children who never greet or answer adults are often misunderstood as rude or upset, even when they are only shy.
• Messages can be saved, shared and misunderstood, so you never send what you would not say face to face.
• Things heard half through a door are often misunderstood and can be more frightening than the truth.

Trees and pragmatics

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