mishear

American  

[mis-heer] / mɪsˈhɪər /

verb (used with object)

mishears, present (3rd person singular) misheard, past participle, past mishearing present participle

1. to hear incorrectly or imperfectly.

   to mishear a remark.

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mishear British  

/ ˌmɪsˈhɪə /

verb

1. to fail to hear correctly

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

Participles

• mishearing
  present
• misheard
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• mishear
  simple
• mishears
  simple
• have misheard
  perfect
• has misheard
  perfect
• am mishearing
  progressive
• are mishearing
  progressive
• is mishearing
  progressive
• have been mishearing
  perfect progressive
• has been mishearing
  perfect progressive

Past

• misheard
  simple
• had misheard
  perfect
• was mishearing
  progressive
• were mishearing
  progressive
• had been mishearing
  perfect progressive

Future

• will mishear
  simple
• will have misheard
  perfect
• will be mishearing
  progressive
• will have been mishearing
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of mishear

before 1000; Middle English misheren, Old English mishīeran. See mis- ¹, hear

Example Sentences

Mishear, mis-hēr′, v.t. to hear incorrectly.—v.i. to mistake in hearing.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various