Betekenis van mistake In het Nederlands

• 0 an action, decision, or judgment that produces an unwanted or unintentional result:

  • I'm not blaming you - we all make mistakes.

  • [ + to infinitive ] It was a mistake for us to come here tonight.

  • This letter's full of spelling mistakes.

  • I've discovered a few mistakes in your calculations.

  • Why am I under arrest? There must be some mistake.

  • I've paid this bill twice by mistake.

• 1 to be wrong about or to fail to recognize something or someone:

  • You can't mistake their house - it has a bright yellow front door.

  • formal I mistook your signature and thought the letter was from someone else.

• 2 an action or decision that is wrong or produces a result that is not correct or not intended:

  • We all make mistakes.

  • [ + to infinitive ] It was a mistake to come to this restaurant without a reservation.

  • I’m sorry – I must have dialed your number by mistake.

• 3 to be wrong about or fail to recognize something or someone:

  • [ T always + adv/prep ] I called Karen and mistook her mother for her (= I thought I was speaking to Karen when I was speaking to her mother).