mistake
noun
an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
has been mistaking
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present perfect progressiveof mistake (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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If Burns was never really in love, it is more than probable that the whole world has been mistaking some other passion for it.
From The Letters of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
During fifty years, out there, the innocent passenger in need of help and information, has been mistaking the mate for the cook, and the captain for the barber—and being roughly entertained for it, too.
From Life on the Mississippi, Part 5. by Mark Twain
