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mislay
/mɪsˈleɪ/
verb 2
Collocations
2MISLAY + NOUN
glasses
ADV.
maybe, often
Definitions
verb
1
To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it.
He cannot see well, mislays his glasses, and frequently mismends the nets.
2
To err in placing something.
[F]ire, if it be well and rightly vſed, burneth in the houſe to the good and pꝛofit of the familie: but if miſlayed oꝛ abuſed, burneth the houſe to the vndoing of the inhabitantes: […]
You haue miſ-caſt in your Arithmetike, / Miſ-laid your Counters, groapingly yee ſeeke / In nights blacke darknes for the ſecret things / Seal’d in the Casket of the King of Kings; […]
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — place (something) where one cannot find it again
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
501
He cannot see well, mislays his glasses, and frequently mismends the nets.
Wiktionary02
[F]ire, if it be well and rightly vſed, burneth in the houſe to the good and pꝛofit of the familie: but if miſlayed oꝛ abuſed, burneth the houſe to the vndoing of the inhabitantes: […]
Wiktionary03
You haue miſ-caſt in your Arithmetike, / Miſ-laid your Counters, groapingly yee ſeeke / In nights blacke darknes for the ſecret things / Seal’d in the Casket of the King of Kings; […]
Wiktionary04
I often mislay my glasses and spend time looking for them.
Tatoeba · #1174193605
Did you maybe mislay it?
Tatoeba · #12467693Usage Notes
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