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Meaning misunderstand meaning
What does misunderstand mean?
Definitions in simple English
misunderstand
misunderstand
Synonyms misunderstand synonyms
What other words have the same or similar meaning as misunderstand?
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Topics misunderstand topics
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What words refer to misunderstanding something?
Conjugation misunderstand conjugation
How do you conjugate misunderstand?
misunderstand · verb
Present I misunderstand
Positive I misunderstand
Singular
1st person I misunderstand
2nd person you misunderstand
3rd person he/she/it misunderstands
Plural
1st person we misunderstand
2nd person you misunderstand
3rd person they misunderstand
Negative I don't misunderstand
Singular
1st person I don't misunderstand I do not misunderstand
2nd person you don't misunderstand you do not misunderstand
3rd person he/she/it doesn't misunderstand he/she/it does not misunderstand
Plural
1st person we don't misunderstand we do not misunderstand
2nd person you don't misunderstand you do not misunderstand
3rd person they don't misunderstand they do not misunderstand
Question do I misunderstand?
Singular
1st person do I misunderstand?
2nd person do you misunderstand?
3rd person does he/she/it misunderstand?
Plural
1st person do we misunderstand?
2nd person do you misunderstand?
3rd person do they misunderstand?
Negative question don't I misunderstand?
Singular
1st person don't I misunderstand? do I not misunderstand?
2nd person don't you misunderstand? do you not misunderstand?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it misunderstand? does he/she/it not misunderstand?
Plural
1st person don't we misunderstand? do we not misunderstand?
2nd person don't you misunderstand? do you not misunderstand?
3rd person don't they misunderstand? do they not misunderstand?
Past I misunderstood
Positive I misunderstood
Singular
1st person I misunderstood
2nd person you misunderstood
3rd person he/she/it misunderstood
Plural
1st person we misunderstood
2nd person you misunderstood
3rd person they misunderstood
Negative I didn't misunderstand
Singular
1st person I didn't misunderstand I did not misunderstand
2nd person you didn't misunderstand you did not misunderstand
3rd person he/she/it didn't misunderstand he/she/it did not misunderstand
Plural
1st person we didn't misunderstand we did not misunderstand
2nd person you didn't misunderstand you did not misunderstand
3rd person they didn't misunderstand they did not misunderstand
Question did I misunderstand?
Singular
1st person did I misunderstand?
2nd person did you misunderstand?
3rd person did he/she/it misunderstand?
Plural
1st person did we misunderstand?
2nd person did you misunderstand?
3rd person did they misunderstand?
Negative question didn't I misunderstand?
Singular
1st person didn't I misunderstand? did I not misunderstand?
2nd person didn't you misunderstand? did you not misunderstand?
3rd person didn't he/she/it misunderstand? did he/she/it not misunderstand?
Plural
1st person didn't we misunderstand? did we not misunderstand?
2nd person didn't you misunderstand? did you not misunderstand?
3rd person didn't they misunderstand? did they not misunderstand?
Future I'll misunderstand
Positive I'll misunderstand
Singular
1st person I'll misunderstand I will misunderstand
2nd person you'll misunderstand you will misunderstand
3rd person he/she/it'll misunderstand he/she/it will misunderstand
Plural
1st person we'll misunderstand we will misunderstand
2nd person you'll misunderstand you will misunderstand
3rd person they'll misunderstand they will misunderstand
Negative I won't misunderstand
Singular
1st person I won't misunderstand I will not misunderstand
2nd person you won't misunderstand you will not misunderstand
3rd person he/she/it won't misunderstand he/she/it will not misunderstand
Plural
1st person we won't misunderstand we will not misunderstand
2nd person you won't misunderstand you will not misunderstand
3rd person they won't misunderstand they will not misunderstand
Question will I misunderstand?
Singular
1st person will I misunderstand?
2nd person will you misunderstand?
3rd person will he/she/it misunderstand?
Plural
1st person will we misunderstand?
2nd person will you misunderstand?
3rd person will they misunderstand?
Negative question won't I misunderstand?
Singular
1st person won't I misunderstand? will I not misunderstand?
2nd person won't you misunderstand? will you not misunderstand?
3rd person won't he/she/it misunderstand? will he/she/it not misunderstand?
Plural
1st person won't we misunderstand? will we not misunderstand?
2nd person won't you misunderstand? will you not misunderstand?
3rd person won't they misunderstand? will they not misunderstand?
Conditional I'd misunderstand
Positive I'd misunderstand
Singular
1st person I'd misunderstand I would misunderstand
2nd person you'd misunderstand you would misunderstand
3rd person he/she/it'd misunderstand he/she/it would misunderstand
Plural
1st person we'd misunderstand we would misunderstand
2nd person you'd misunderstand you would misunderstand
3rd person they'd misunderstand they would misunderstand
Negative I wouldn't misunderstand
Singular
1st person I wouldn't misunderstand I would not misunderstand
2nd person you wouldn't misunderstand you would not misunderstand
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't misunderstand he/she/it would not misunderstand
Plural
1st person we wouldn't misunderstand we would not misunderstand
2nd person you wouldn't misunderstand you would not misunderstand
3rd person they wouldn't misunderstand they would not misunderstand
Question would I misunderstand?
Singular
1st person would I misunderstand?
2nd person would you misunderstand?
3rd person would he/she/it misunderstand?
Plural
1st person would we misunderstand?
2nd person would you misunderstand?
3rd person would they misunderstand?
Negative question wouldn't I misunderstand?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I misunderstand? would I not misunderstand?
2nd person wouldn't you misunderstand? would you not misunderstand?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it misunderstand? would he/she/it not misunderstand?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we misunderstand? would we not misunderstand?
2nd person wouldn't you misunderstand? would you not misunderstand?
3rd person wouldn't they misunderstand? would they not misunderstand?
Present continuous I'm misunderstanding
Positive I'm misunderstanding
Singular
1st person I'm misunderstanding I am misunderstanding
2nd person you're misunderstanding you are misunderstanding
3rd person he/she/it's misunderstanding he/she/it is misunderstanding
Plural
1st person we're misunderstanding we are misunderstanding
2nd person you're misunderstanding you are misunderstanding
3rd person they're misunderstanding they are misunderstanding
Negative I'm not misunderstanding
Singular
1st person I'm not misunderstanding I am not misunderstanding
2nd person you aren't misunderstanding you're not misunderstanding you are not misunderstanding
3rd person he/she/it isn't misunderstanding he/she/it's not misunderstanding he/she/it is not misunderstanding
Plural
1st person we aren't misunderstanding we're not misunderstanding we are not misunderstanding
2nd person you aren't misunderstanding you're not misunderstanding you are not misunderstanding
3rd person they aren't misunderstanding they're not misunderstanding they are not misunderstanding
Question am I misunderstanding?
Singular
1st person am I misunderstanding?
2nd person are you misunderstanding?
3rd person is he/she/it misunderstanding?
Plural
1st person are we misunderstanding?
2nd person are you misunderstanding?
3rd person are they misunderstanding?
Negative question aren't I misunderstanding?
Singular
1st person aren't I misunderstanding? am I not misunderstanding?
2nd person aren't you misunderstanding? are you not misunderstanding?
3rd person isn't he/she/it misunderstanding? is he/she/it not misunderstanding?
Plural
1st person aren't we misunderstanding? are we not misunderstanding?
2nd person aren't you misunderstanding? are you not misunderstanding?
3rd person aren't they misunderstanding? are they not misunderstanding?
Past continuous I was misunderstanding
Positive I was misunderstanding
Singular
1st person I was misunderstanding
2nd person you were misunderstanding
3rd person he/she/it was misunderstanding
Plural
1st person we were misunderstanding
2nd person you were misunderstanding
3rd person they were misunderstanding
Negative I wasn't misunderstanding
Singular
1st person I wasn't misunderstanding I was not misunderstanding
2nd person you weren't misunderstanding you were not misunderstanding
3rd person he/she/it wasn't misunderstanding he/she/it was not misunderstanding
Plural
1st person we weren't misunderstanding we were not misunderstanding
2nd person you weren't misunderstanding you were not misunderstanding
3rd person they weren't misunderstanding they were not misunderstanding
Question was I misunderstanding?
Singular
1st person was I misunderstanding?
2nd person were you misunderstanding?
3rd person was he/she/it misunderstanding?
Plural
1st person were we misunderstanding?
2nd person were you misunderstanding?
3rd person were they misunderstanding?
Negative question wasn't I misunderstanding?
Singular
1st person wasn't I misunderstanding? was I not misunderstanding?
2nd person weren't you misunderstanding? were you not misunderstanding?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it misunderstanding? was he/she/it not misunderstanding?
Plural
1st person weren't we misunderstanding? were we not misunderstanding?
2nd person weren't you misunderstanding? were you not misunderstanding?
3rd person weren't they misunderstanding? were they not misunderstanding?
Future continuous I'll be misunderstanding
Positive I'll be misunderstanding
Singular
1st person I'll be misunderstanding I will be misunderstanding
2nd person you'll be misunderstanding you will be misunderstanding
3rd person he/she/it'll be misunderstanding he/she/it will be misunderstanding
Plural
1st person we'll be misunderstanding we will be misunderstanding
2nd person you'll be misunderstanding you will be misunderstanding
3rd person they'll be misunderstanding they will be misunderstanding
Negative I won't be misunderstanding
Singular
1st person I won't be misunderstanding I will not be misunderstanding
2nd person you won't be misunderstanding you will not be misunderstanding
3rd person he/she/it won't be misunderstanding he/she/it will not be misunderstanding
Plural
1st person we won't be misunderstanding we will not be misunderstanding
2nd person you won't be misunderstanding you will not be misunderstanding
3rd person they won't be misunderstanding they will not be misunderstanding
Question will I be misunderstanding?
Singular
1st person will I be misunderstanding?
2nd person will you be misunderstanding?
3rd person will he/she/it be misunderstanding?
Plural
1st person will we be misunderstanding?
2nd person will you be misunderstanding?
3rd person will they be misunderstanding?
Negative question won't I be misunderstanding?
Singular
1st person won't I be misunderstanding? will I not be misunderstanding?
2nd person won't you be misunderstanding? will you not be misunderstanding?
3rd person won't he/she/it be misunderstanding? will he/she/it not be misunderstanding?
Plural
1st person won't we be misunderstanding? will we not be misunderstanding?
2nd person won't you be misunderstanding? will you not be misunderstanding?
3rd person won't they be misunderstanding? will they not be misunderstanding?
Conditional continuous I'd be misunderstanding
Positive I'd be misunderstanding
Singular
1st person I'd be misunderstanding I would be misunderstanding
2nd person you'd be misunderstanding you would be misunderstanding
3rd person he/she/it'd be misunderstanding he/she/it would be misunderstanding
Plural
1st person we'd be misunderstanding we would be misunderstanding
2nd person you'd be misunderstanding you would be misunderstanding
3rd person they'd be misunderstanding they would be misunderstanding
Negative I wouldn't be misunderstanding
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be misunderstanding I would not be misunderstanding
2nd person you wouldn't be misunderstanding you would not be misunderstanding
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be misunderstanding he/she/it would not be misunderstanding
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be misunderstanding we would not be misunderstanding
2nd person you wouldn't be misunderstanding you would not be misunderstanding
3rd person they wouldn't be misunderstanding they would not be misunderstanding
Question would I be misunderstanding?
Singular
1st person would I be misunderstanding?
2nd person would you be misunderstanding?
3rd person would he/she/it be misunderstanding?
Plural
1st person would we be misunderstanding?
2nd person would you be misunderstanding?
3rd person would they be misunderstanding?
Negative question wouldn't I be misunderstanding?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be misunderstanding? would I not be misunderstanding?
2nd person wouldn't you be misunderstanding? would you not be misunderstanding?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be misunderstanding? would he/she/it not be misunderstanding?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be misunderstanding? would we not be misunderstanding?
2nd person wouldn't you be misunderstanding? would you not be misunderstanding?
3rd person wouldn't they be misunderstanding? would they not be misunderstanding?
Present perfect I've misunderstood
Positive I've misunderstood
Singular
1st person I've misunderstood I have misunderstood
2nd person you've misunderstood you have misunderstood
3rd person he/she/it's misunderstood he/she/it has misunderstood
Plural
1st person we've misunderstood we have misunderstood
2nd person you've misunderstood you have misunderstood
3rd person they've misunderstood they have misunderstood
Negative I haven't misunderstood
Singular
1st person I haven't misunderstood I have not misunderstood
2nd person you haven't misunderstood you have not misunderstood
3rd person he/she/it hasn't misunderstood he/she/it has not misunderstood
Plural
1st person we haven't misunderstood we have not misunderstood
2nd person you haven't misunderstood you have not misunderstood
3rd person they haven't misunderstood they have not misunderstood
Question have I misunderstood?
Singular
1st person have I misunderstood?
2nd person have you misunderstood?
3rd person has he/she/it misunderstood?
Plural
1st person have we misunderstood?
2nd person have you misunderstood?
3rd person have they misunderstood?
Negative question haven't I misunderstood?
Singular
1st person haven't I misunderstood? have I not misunderstood?
2nd person haven't you misunderstood? have you not misunderstood?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it misunderstood? has he/she/it not misunderstood?
Plural
1st person haven't we misunderstood? have we not misunderstood?
2nd person haven't you misunderstood? have you not misunderstood?
3rd person haven't they misunderstood? have they not misunderstood?
Past perfect I had misunderstood
Positive I had misunderstood
Singular
1st person I had misunderstood
2nd person you had misunderstood
3rd person he/she/it had misunderstood
Plural
1st person we had misunderstood
2nd person you had misunderstood
3rd person they had misunderstood
Negative I hadn't misunderstood
Singular
1st person I hadn't misunderstood I had not misunderstood
2nd person you hadn't misunderstood you had not misunderstood
3rd person he/she/it hadn't misunderstood he/she/it had not misunderstood
Plural
1st person we hadn't misunderstood we had not misunderstood
2nd person you hadn't misunderstood you had not misunderstood
3rd person they hadn't misunderstood they had not misunderstood
Question had I misunderstood?
Singular
1st person had I misunderstood?
2nd person had you misunderstood?
3rd person had he/she/it misunderstood?
Plural
1st person had we misunderstood?
2nd person had you misunderstood?
3rd person had they misunderstood?
Negative question hadn't I misunderstood?
Singular
1st person hadn't I misunderstood? had I not misunderstood?
2nd person hadn't you misunderstood? had you not misunderstood?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it misunderstood? had he/she/it not misunderstood?
Plural
1st person hadn't we misunderstood? had we not misunderstood?
2nd person hadn't you misunderstood? had you not misunderstood?
3rd person hadn't they misunderstood? had they not misunderstood?
Future perfect I'll have misunderstood
Positive I'll have misunderstood
Singular
1st person I'll have misunderstood I will have misunderstood
2nd person you'll have misunderstood you will have misunderstood
3rd person he/she/it'll have misunderstood he/she/it will have misunderstood
Plural
1st person we'll have misunderstood we will have misunderstood
2nd person you'll have misunderstood you will have misunderstood
3rd person they'll have misunderstood they will have misunderstood
Negative I won't have misunderstood
Singular
1st person I won't have misunderstood I will not have misunderstood
2nd person you won't have misunderstood you will not have misunderstood
3rd person he/she/it won't have misunderstood he/she/it will not have misunderstood
Plural
1st person we won't have misunderstood we will not have misunderstood
2nd person you won't have misunderstood you will not have misunderstood
3rd person they won't have misunderstood they will not have misunderstood
Question +'ll I have misunderstood?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have misunderstood? will I have misunderstood?
2nd person +'ll you have misunderstood? will you have misunderstood?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have misunderstood? will he/she/it have misunderstood?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have misunderstood? will we have misunderstood?
2nd person +'ll you have misunderstood? will you have misunderstood?
3rd person +'ll they have misunderstood? will they have misunderstood?
Negative question won't I have misunderstood?
Singular
1st person won't I have misunderstood? will I not have misunderstood?
2nd person won't you have misunderstood? will you not have misunderstood?
3rd person won't he/she/it have misunderstood? will he/she/it not have misunderstood?
Plural
1st person won't we have misunderstood? will we not have misunderstood?
2nd person won't you have misunderstood? will you not have misunderstood?
3rd person won't they have misunderstood? will they not have misunderstood?
Conditional perfect I'd have misunderstood
Positive I'd have misunderstood
Singular
1st person I'd have misunderstood I would have misunderstood
2nd person you'd have misunderstood you would have misunderstood
3rd person he/she/it'd have misunderstood he/she/it would have misunderstood
Plural
1st person we'd have misunderstood we would have misunderstood
2nd person you'd have misunderstood you would have misunderstood
3rd person they'd have misunderstood they would have misunderstood
Negative I wouldn't have misunderstood
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have misunderstood I would not have misunderstood
2nd person you wouldn't have misunderstood you would not have misunderstood
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have misunderstood he/she/it would not have misunderstood
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have misunderstood we would not have misunderstood
2nd person you wouldn't have misunderstood you would not have misunderstood
3rd person they wouldn't have misunderstood they would not have misunderstood
Question would I have misunderstood?
Singular
1st person would I have misunderstood?
2nd person would you have misunderstood?
3rd person would he/she/it have misunderstood?
Plural
1st person would we have misunderstood?
2nd person would you have misunderstood?
3rd person would they have misunderstood?
Negative question wouldn't I have misunderstood?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have misunderstood? would I not have misunderstood?
2nd person wouldn't you have misunderstood? would you not have misunderstood?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have misunderstood? would he/she/it not have misunderstood?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have misunderstood? would we not have misunderstood?
2nd person wouldn't you have misunderstood? would you not have misunderstood?
3rd person wouldn't they have misunderstood? would they not have misunderstood?
Imperative misunderstand!
Positive
you misunderstand!
we let's misunderstand!
Negative
you don't misunderstand!
we let's not misunderstand!
Examples misunderstand examples
How do I use misunderstand in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Please don't misunderstand me.
Don't misunderstand me.
I just don't want you to misunderstand me.
I hope you didn't misunderstand me.
Please don't misunderstand that.
Better to understand a little than to misunderstand.
It appears to me that we misunderstand him.
Don't misunderstand my words.
Do not misunderstand my words.
Movie subtitles
Don't misunderstand me, Miss Flaemm.
You choose to misunderstand me.
You misunderstand entirely my friendship with Madam Karenina.
Pardon me, Mrs. Warriner, you misunderstand.
You misunderstand me.
Now don't misunderstand me.
Please, don't misunderstand me.
Now, don't misunderstand me, sir.
I hope you won't misunderstand.
Well, I hope you won't misunderstand either.
Oh, but, you quite misunderstand, Mr. Collins!
Don't misunderstand me.
Don't misunderstand.
Don't misunderstand. I am well aware that in the past, you were fighting for humankind.
Please don't misunderstand.
Please don't misunderstand, the whole thing was a joke.
You'll ask him point-blank so that he can't misunderstand?
Yes. I'll ask him so he can't misunderstand.
He might misunderstand our harmless flirtation.
No, Excellency did misunderstand me.
Well, I'm just trying to tell you these things, so you won't misunderstand what I'm going to say to you.
Don't misunderstand what?
Don't misunderstand!
I'll ask him so he can't misunderstand.
You seem to misunderstand this.
Don't misunderstand me. I'm only trying to pay you a compliment.
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