mislay
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mis·lay
(mĭs-lā′)tr.v. mis·laid (-lād′), mis·lay·ing, mis·lays
1. To put in a place that is afterward forgotten: I have mislaid my hat.
2. To place or put down incorrectly: They mislaid the linoleum.
mis·lay′er n.
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mislay
(mɪsˈleɪ)vb (tr) , -lays, -laying or -laid
1. to lose (something) temporarily, esp by forgetting where it is
2. to lay (something) badly
misˈlayer n
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mis•lay
(mɪsˈleɪ)v.t. -laid, -lay•ing.
1. to lose temporarily; misplace: I mislaid my keys.
2. to lay or place wrongly; arrange or situate improperly: to mislay linoleum.
[1350–1400]
mis•lay′er, n.
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mislay
Past participle: mislaid
Gerund: mislaying
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| Verb | 1. |  mislay - place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses" |
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mislay
verb lose, misplace, miss, be unable to find, lose track of, be unable to put or lay your hand on, forget the whereabouts of I appear to have mislaid my jumper.
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mislay
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Translations
يُضَيِّعيُضَيِّعُ
založit
forlægge
hukata
zagubiti
tÿna e-u
置き忘れる
잘못 놓다
nudėti
pazaudēt, nozaudēt
založiti
förlägga
ทำหาย
bulamamaknereye koyduğunu unutmakyitirmek
để thất lạc
mislay
[mɪsˈleɪ] (mislaid (pt, pp)) [mɪsˈleɪd] VT → extraviar, perderI've mislaid my glasses → no sé dónde he puesto las gafas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mislay
[ˌmɪsˈleɪ] [mislaid] (pt, pp) vt → égarerI've mislaid my passport → J'ai égaré mon passeport.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mislay
pret, ptp <mislaid>vt → verlegen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mislay
(misˈlei) – past tense, past participle misˈlaid – verb to lose. I seem to have mislaid my wallet.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
mislay
→ يُضَيِّعُ založit forlægge verlegen χάνω κάτι προσωρινά extraviar hukata égarer zagubiti smarrire 置き忘れる 잘못 놓다 zoekmaken forlegge podziać extraviar положить не на место förlägga ทำหาย yitirmek để thất lạc 放错地方Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009