"misreckon" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈɹɛkən/ [UK] Forms: misreckons [present, singular, third-person], misreckoning [participle, present], misreckoned [participle, past], misreckoned [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English reckon English misreckon From mis- + reckon. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mis-|reckon|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English reckon English misreckon [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "to change", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "change", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*meyth₂-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*missaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*missa-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*missa-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "mis-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "mys-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mis-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "reckon", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "misreckon", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="misreckon"> From mis- + reckon. Head templates: {{en-verb}} misreckon (third-person singular simple present misreckons, present participle misreckoning, simple past and past participle misreckoned)
  1. (transitive) To add (something) up incorrectly, make a wrong calculation of (an amount etc.). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-misreckon-en-verb-a4sz46w9 Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 48 52
  2. (reflexive, obsolete) To make a wrong calculation, to be in error. Tags: obsolete, reflexive
    Sense id: en-misreckon-en-verb-JiEMmoWq Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 22 78

Inflected forms

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