mislay
verb (used with object)
to lose temporarily; misplace.
has mislaid
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present perfectof mislay (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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You complain when your kid has "mislaid" it and it hasn't miraculously reappeared in her book-bag, the night before it is due.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 10, 2014
Perhaps the breaking news ticker that rolls across the bottom of the screen informing us that Stilian Petrov has mislaid a pair of shorts will be even more yellow.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2010
The U.S. was a troubled nation last week, but at least part of its trouble came because it felt like a man who has mislaid a bass drum in a taxicab.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is more like a pickup band that has mislaid, or never had most of its instruments.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Mind that you set a stool for his gouty foot," says Algy, feeling for his faint mustache, "and run and search for his spectacle-case, when he has mislaid it."
From Nancy by Rhoda Broughton
