mistook
Americanverb
verb
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He has attended so many of her meetings that some foreign officials mistook him for her chief of staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Gaik Pobokhian, when she mistook the gas and brake pedals and hit the gas pedal “way too hard.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
During a nighttime field survey, researchers initially mistook the animal for a mushroom, highlighting just how convincing its disguise is.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
A woman says doctors mistook her endometriosis for irritable bowel syndrome, as new figures show diagnosis delays are getting longer.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
“I beg your pardon, it was so small, I naturally mistook it for one of the flyaway things you sometimes wear. How do you keep it on?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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