MISUNDERSTAND


Meaning of MISUNDERSTAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mɪsʌndə(r)stænd ]

( misunderstands, misunderstanding, misunderstood)

If you misunderstand someone or something, you do not understand them properly.

They have simply misunderstood what rock and roll is...

Maybe I misunderstood you.

VERB : V wh , V n

see also misunderstood

You can say don’t misunderstand me when you want to correct a wrong impression that you think someone may have got about what you are saying.

I’m not saying what he did was good, don’t misunderstand me.

CONVENTION

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.