"miswend" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: miswends [present, singular, third-person], miswending [participle, present], miswent [participle, past], miswent [past]
Etymology: mis- + wend Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|wend}} mis- + wend Head templates: {{en-verb|miswends|miswending|miswent}} miswend (third-person singular simple present miswends, present participle miswending, simple past and past participle miswent)
  1. (obsolete) To go wrong; to stray. Tags: obsolete Related terms: misgo
    Sense id: en-miswend-en-verb-ApRn0wpu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for miswend meaning in English (1.9kB)

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