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# misread

verb (misread, misreads, misread, misreading — past forms spelt the same, said «mis-RED»)

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

## Everyday

1. To misread means to read something wrongly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misread/#m1)
2. To misread a situation or a person means to understand them wrongly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misread/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school, misreading a question is a common reason for losing marks: reading «add» as «subtract», or missing «not». Tip: read the question twice and underline key words. In everyday life people misread signs, maps or times, and in stories characters misread someone's feelings, causing problems. Phrases: «misread the question», «misread the instructions», «misread the situation».

### Examples

- I misread the question and got it wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misread/#x1)
- He misread the clock and was late for school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misread/#x2)
- Read carefully so you don't misread the instructions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misread/#x3)
- She misread my silence as anger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misread/#x4)
- I misread «7» as «1» in the sum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misread/#x5)
- We misread the map and took the wrong path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misread/#x6)
- Don't misread the label on medicine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misread/#x7)
- The teacher thought I was rude, but she misread the situation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misread/#x8)

### Note

Irregular like «read»: present «misread» (mis-REED), past «misread» (mis-RED). Built from mis- (wrongly) + read. In maths tests, misreading «less than» as «more than» flips the answer — always reread.

## On Mova

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