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The meaning of MISUNDERSTAND is to fail to understand. How to use misunderstand in a sentence.
verb [ I or T ] us / ˌmɪs.ʌn.dɚˈstænd / uk / ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstænd / misunderstood | misunderstood. Add to word list. B2. to think you have understood someone or something when you have not: If you think that these transportation problems can be solved by building more roads, you completely misunderstand the nature of the problem.
to think you have understood someone or something when you have not: If you think that these transport problems can be solved by building more roads, you completely misunderstand the nature of the problem. I told him I'd meet him here, but perhaps he misunderstood and went straight to the restaurant. be misunderstood. C2.
verb (used with object) , mis·un·der·stood, mis·un·der·stand·ing. to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly. Synonyms: misinterpret, misapprehend, misconstrue. to fail to understand or interpret rightly the words or behavior of. misunderstand.
to not understand someone or something correctly: He misunderstood the question completely. be misunderstood. If someone is misunderstood, other people do not understand that they have good qualities. (Definition of misunderstand from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of misunderstand.
Verb Forms. to fail to understand somebody/something correctly. misunderstand (somebody/something) I completely misunderstood her intentions. Don't misunderstand me—I am grateful for all you've done. I thought he was her husband—I must have misunderstood. misunderstand what, how, etc… She must have misunderstood what I was trying to say.
6 days ago · 1. verb. If you misunderstand someone or something, you do not understand them properly. They have simply misunderstood what rock and roll is. [VERB wh] Maybe I misunderstood you. [VERB noun] 2. See also misunderstood. 3. See don't misunderstand me. More Synonyms of misunderstand. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
