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mistake something for something — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus … New idioms dictionary
mistake someone for something — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus … New idioms dictionary
mistake for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms mistake for : present tense I/you/we/they mistake for he/she/it mistakes for present participle mistaking for past tense mistook for past participle mistaken for mistake someone/something for someone/something … English dictionary
mistake for — mi ˈstake for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they mistake for he/she/it mistakes for present participle mistaking for past tense mistook for … Useful english dictionary
mistake something for something — miˈstake sb/sth for sb/sth derived to think wrongly that sb/sth is sb/sth else Syn: ↑confuse • I think you must be mistaking me for someone else. Main entry: ↑mistakederived … Useful english dictionary
mistake somebody for something — miˈstake sb/sth for sb/sth derived to think wrongly that sb/sth is sb/sth else Syn: ↑confuse • I think you must be mistaking me for someone else. Main entry: ↑mistakederived … Useful english dictionary
mistake — mis·take n 1: an unintentional error esp. in legal procedure or form that does not indicate bad faith and that commonly warrants excuse or relief by the court the court s power to revise a judgment because of fraud, mistake, or irregularity a… … Law dictionary
mistake something for someone — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus … New idioms dictionary
mistake something for — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus … New idioms dictionary
mistake someone for someone — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus … New idioms dictionary