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misremember en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /mɪsɹɪˈmɛmbə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /mɪsɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English remember English misremember From mis- + remember.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To remember incorrectly.
    • I have been assured […] if I misremember not. 1801, Jonathan Swift, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Oxford, page 33:
    • His name, if I do not misremember, was Peter Otsequot. 1750, Ralph Griffiths, The Monthly Review:
    • Did the military screw things up, or did you simply misremember? 1994, David Morrell, Blood Oath, McMillan, page 17:
    • . . . that he, who twice upon oath, with time of recollection, could not remember anything of such a business, might well, a third time, misremember somewhat. 1641 April 21, Lord George Digby, Delivery to the House of Commons on the Bill of Attainder against Stratford:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
misremembered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misremembered Tense=Past lexicographic
misremembers Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
misremembering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (1)

pt lembrar errado (Translations)