misread
verb (used with or without object)
to read wrongly.
have misread
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present perfectof misread.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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The $73 fine is all too familiar for those who have misread the signs or forgotten to move their car before parking enforcement rolls by.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
However, the tourists do seem to have misread the pitch.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2022
But Uniqlo may have misread the market by swearing off discounting.
From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2022
The kerfuffle over Wallen’s Opry appearance only underscores how badly country music institutions have misread the situation, or perhaps, how uninterested they are in understanding why their approach is shortsighted.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
It is inconceivable to me now that I could have misread their honest story; yet I did.
From The Deluge by David Graham Phillips
