misread
verb (used with or without object)
to read wrongly.
had misread
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past perfectof misread.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It was pre-dawn and I was griddling English muffins because I had misread my notes and forgotten there was another rise.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2025
Lineker deleted the post from his feed, and the Guardian newspaper quoted a source as saying he had "misread" it.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024
After the article’s publication, several genuine experts in Mandarin asserted that Reid had misread the document.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
But it was also possible that they had misread her from the start.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2022
When the power cut out, the system had misread the signal as a steam leak.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
