# mistakes

Pronunciation: say "mi-STAYKS" /mɪˈsteɪks/

## Noun

1. Plural of mistake. — plural of mistake
   - Simple: Plural of mistake. Use this form when you mean more than one mistake.
   - _The report contained several costly mistakes that delayed the launch._
   - _Good leaders own their mistakes and move forward._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of mistake. — third-person singular simple present indicative of mistake
   - Simple: Third-person singular present tense of mistake. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The new clerk frequently mistakes one customer for another._
   - _He mistakes confidence for competence in his coworkers._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mistakes (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).