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mis·hear

(mĭs-hîr′)

tr. & intr.v. mis·heard (-hûrd′), mis·hear·ing, mis·hears

To hear wrongly; misunderstand.

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mishear

(ˌmɪsˈhɪə)

vb, -hears, -hearing or -heard

to fail to hear correctly

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mishear

Past participle: misheard
Gerund: mishearing

Imperative
mishear
mishear

Present
I mishear
you mishear
he/she/it mishears
we mishear
you mishear
they mishear

Preterite
I misheard
you misheard
he/she/it misheard
we misheard
you misheard
they misheard

Present Continuous
I am mishearing
you are mishearing
he/she/it is mishearing
we are mishearing
you are mishearing
they are mishearing

Present Perfect
I have misheard
you have misheard
he/she/it has misheard
we have misheard
you have misheard
they have misheard

Past Continuous
I was mishearing
you were mishearing
he/she/it was mishearing
we were mishearing
you were mishearing
they were mishearing

Past Perfect
I had misheard
you had misheard
he/she/it had misheard
we had misheard
you had misheard
they had misheard

Future
I will mishear
you will mishear
he/she/it will mishear
we will mishear
you will mishear
they will mishear

Future Perfect
I will have misheard
you will have misheard
he/she/it will have misheard
we will have misheard
you will have misheard
they will have misheard

Future Continuous
I will be mishearing
you will be mishearing
he/she/it will be mishearing
we will be mishearing
you will be mishearing
they will be mishearing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mishearing
you have been mishearing
he/she/it has been mishearing
we have been mishearing
you have been mishearing
they have been mishearing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mishearing
you will have been mishearing
he/she/it will have been mishearing
we will have been mishearing
you will have been mishearing
they will have been mishearing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mishearing
you had been mishearing
he/she/it had been mishearing
we had been mishearing
you had been mishearing
they had been mishearing

Conditional
I would mishear
you would mishear
he/she/it would mishear
we would mishear
you would mishear
they would mishear

Past Conditional
I would have misheard
you would have misheard
he/she/it would have misheard
we would have misheard
you would have misheard
they would have misheard

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Translations

mishear

[ˌmɪsˈhɪəʳ] (misheard (pt, pp)) [ˌmɪsˈhɜːd]

A. VT → oír mal

B. VI → oír mal

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mishear

[ˌmɪsˈhɪə^r]

vt → mal entendre

vi → mal entendre

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mishear

pret, ptp <misheard>

vt → falsch hören

vi → sich verhören

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mishear

[ˈmɪsˈhɪəʳ] (misheard (pt, pp)) vt & vi → capire male

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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