mismatch
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
noun
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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mismatchsimple
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mismatchessimple
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have mismatchedperfect
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has mismatchedperfect
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am mismatchingprogressive
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are mismatchingprogressive
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is mismatchingprogressive
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have been mismatchingperfect progressive
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has been mismatchingperfect progressive
Past
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mismatchedsimple
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had mismatchedperfect
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was mismatchingprogressive
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were mismatchingprogressive
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had been mismatchingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of mismatch
Explanation
When two things (or people) don't work well together or correspond with each other, it's a mismatch. If there's a mismatch between the amount of free time you have and the hours of exercise your puppy needs, you might want to hire a dog walker. There might be a mismatch between workers' skills and the actual jobs that are available, or a mismatch between your aunt and uncle, who seem totally unsuited for each other. Mismatch is also a verb that means "match up badly," like when you mismatch your red shirt with your purple pants. Sometimes sports matches or games are called mismatches too, when one team is clearly superior to the other.
Vocabulary lists containing mismatch
Example Sentences
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The love interest in Sara Jafari's "The Mismatch" is a British lad with all the embarrassment that entails; wearing running shorts in the winter, posting shirtless selfies where he pouts at the camera.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2022
Mismatch repair corrects the errors after the replication is completed by excising the incorrectly added nucleotide and adding the correct base.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Mismatch No. 1 this weekend. a big spread to cover, but ...
From Fox News • Oct. 27, 2021
Mismatch is the problem—you are not the problem.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2021
Mismatch in captialization and also in name of discoverer.
From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina
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