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- What does it mean to mistaken something for something?
- Is mistaking or mistaken?
- What is the synonym of to mistake for something else?
- How do you use mistaken in a sentence?
What does it mean to mistaken something for something?
to confuse someone or something with someone or something else: People sometimes mistake him for a girl.
Is mistaking or mistaken?
Both constructions are grammatical, but only one is also idiomatic. With the meaning "I was wrong", only "I was mistaken" is used. "I was mistaking" could be easily encountered in a different context, though: "I was mistaking X for Y".
What is the synonym of to mistake for something else?
Some common synonyms of mistake are blunder, error, lapse, and slip.
How do you use mistaken in a sentence?
I see I was mistaken about you. You couldn't be more mistaken, Alex. You've utterly misread the situation. I had a mistaken view of what was happening.
