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# miscount

verb (miscount, miscounts, miscounted, miscounting); noun (a miscount, miscounts)

«miscount» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To count wrongly; to make a mistake when counting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miscount/#m1)
2. (noun) A wrong count, especially of votes: «There was a miscount in the election». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miscount/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths, miscounting is a common mistake: missing an object or counting one twice. Tips: touch or tick each object, count in groups. In elections, a miscount can lead to a recount. In sport, a referee may miscount the players or the seconds. Phrases: «miscount the votes», «a recount after a miscount».

### Examples

- I miscounted the sweets and gave myself one extra. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miscount/#x1)
- The teacher miscounted and thought someone was missing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miscount/#x2)
- There was a miscount, so they counted the votes again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miscount/#x3)
- Tick each one so you don't miscount. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miscount/#x4)
- She miscounted the stitches in her knitting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miscount/#x5)
- If you miscount by one, the whole pattern goes wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miscount/#x6)
- The referee miscounted the substitutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miscount/#x7)
- We miscounted the days until the holiday – it's actually ten! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miscount/#x8)
- ‘The Seagull must have miscounted,’ thought he, and he paid for his beer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miscount/#x9)

### Note

Regular verb: miscounted. Noun «a miscount» is countable. «Mis-» means wrongly. In maths problems, an «off by one» miscount is common: from 3 to 10 inclusive there are 8 numbers, not 7.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «miscount» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miscount/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«miscount» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/miscount.html) on Mova free.