"mislay" meaning in English

See mislay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈleɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mislay.wav [Southern-England] Forms: mislays [present, singular, third-person], mislaying [participle, present], mislaid [participle, past], mislaid [past]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: mis- + lay Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|lay}} mis- + lay Head templates: {{en-verb|mislays|mislaying|mislaid}} mislay (third-person singular simple present mislays, present participle mislaying, simple past and past participle mislaid)
  1. To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it. Synonyms: misplace

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mislay meaning in English (2.1kB)

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