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# mistaken

adjective (mistaken); also the past participle of «mistake» (mistake, mistakes, mistook, mistaken)

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

## Everyday

1. Wrong in what you think or believe: «You are mistaken». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistaken/#m1)
2. «Mistaken for» means thought to be someone or something else: «He was mistaken for his twin». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistaken/#m2)
3. Based on a wrong idea: «a mistaken belief». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistaken/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and polite talk it is a gentle way to say someone is wrong: «I think you're mistaken». In science lessons: «a mistaken idea» or misconception, for example that heavy things always fall faster. Phrases: «mistaken identity», «if I'm not mistaken».

### Examples

- I'm sorry, you are mistaken; this is my bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistaken/#x1)
- She was mistaken for her older sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistaken/#x2)
- If I'm not mistaken, the bus leaves at eight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistaken/#x3)
- It is a mistaken idea that bats are blind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistaken/#x4)
- The police arrested the wrong man in a case of mistaken identity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistaken/#x5)
- I had mistaken the date of the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistaken/#x6)
- He was mistaken about the answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistaken/#x7)
- But in this he was mistaken! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistaken/#x8)

### Note

Verb forms: mistake, mistook, mistaken (irregular, like take, took, taken). «You are mistaken» is more polite than «You are wrong». Adverb: «mistakenly».

## On Mova

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