"misknow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misknows [present, singular, third-person], misknowing [participle, present], misknew [past], misknown [participle, past]
Etymology: From mis- + know. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|know}} mis- + know Head templates: {{en-verb|misknows|misknowing|misknew|misknown}} misknow (third-person singular simple present misknows, present participle misknowing, simple past misknew, past participle misknown)
  1. to misunderstand Related terms: misknowledge

Inflected forms

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