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mistook

verb
mis-TUUK/mɪsˈtʊk/

2 meanings of mistook

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense of mistake. Use it for the past.

    She mistook me for my older brother at the party.

    He mistook the salt for sugar and ruined the cake.

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  2. 2
    verbnonstandard
    Past participle of mistake. It is nonstandard: some people say had mistook, but the standard form is mistaken.

    I had mistook him for someone else entirely.

    She had mistook the date and showed up a day early.

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mistook is a form of mistake

mistake, verb: To think that one person or thing is really another. Full entry

Forms
mistakemistakes he/she/itmistaking -ing formmistook past tensemistaken past participle
Spelling
mistake → mistook: irregular (no -ed)

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