mishear

🇺🇸 /ˌmɪsˈhɪr/ 🇬🇧 /ˌmɪsˈhɪə(r)/
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verb
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To mistakenly understand what someone said due to not hearing them correctly.

I thought he said he was coming today, but I must have misheard.

translation

v. To mistakenly understand what someone said due to not hearing them correctly.

Word Forms

3rd Present mishears
Past misheard
Perfect misheard
Progressive mishearing

Synonyms

misconstrue v. 误解 misapprehend v. 误解, 曲解 misinterpret v. 误解 misread v. 误解, 读错 misunderstand v. 误解

Antonyms

apprehend v. 逮捕, 理解 perceive v. 感知, 察觉 conceive v. 构思, 想象, 怀孕 fathom v. 理解 comprehend v. 完全理解 appreciate v. 欣赏, 感激, 理解, 升值 catch v. 抓住（移动中的物体）, 接住（滴落的液体）, 抓住，握住, 赶上（公交车、火车、飞机等）, 捕捉，抓获（试图逃跑的人或动物）, 染上（疾病）, 注意到（有趣的事物）, 瞥见，短暂注意到, 听清，理解, 逮到（某人做错事）, 及时找到（某人）, 看到，听到；参加, 陷入（意外情况）, 卡住，被困住, 击中，打到, 点燃，开始燃烧, （光线）照射使某物发亮, 晒黑, 准确展现或描述, （比赛中）接住球 know v. 知道, 明白, 确信, 认识, 掌握, 被认为, 命名, 认出, 区分, 见过, 亲身经历 get v. 收到, 获得, 购买, 赚到, 去拿, 考得, 生病, 受到惩罚, 连接, 接通电话, 到达, 移动, 乘坐, 变得, 达到某种状态, 导致, 说服, 开始做, 有机会做, 准备食物, 接电话, 抓住, 打中, 理解, 发生, 使困惑, 惹恼 understand v. 理解, 明白, 体谅, 获悉, 默契, 意会 see v. 看，看见, 有视力，能看见, 观看，观赏, 查阅，查看, 认出，识别, 拜访，探望, 会见，见面, 陪伴，相处, 理解，明白, 认为，看待, 设想，预料, 查看，等待结果, 考虑后决定, 确保，保证, 经历，体验, 是...的时候, 是...的地点, 护送，陪同

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