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Misinterpret means to interpret incorrectly. Regular verb: misinterpret-misinterpreted-misinterpreted.
Meanings
- To understand wrongly
- To give wrong meaning
- To misconstrue
Common Collocations
misinterpret data
easily misinterpreted
misinterpret signals
misinterpret intentions
Tip for Learners
Misinterpret means to understand wrongly. "She misinterpreted his silence as anger."
Present Simple
| I | misinterpret |
| you | misinterpret |
| he/she/it | misinterprets |
| we | misinterpret |
| they | misinterpret |
Examples - Present Simple
- I sometimes misinterpret body language.
- You misinterpret my intentions often.
- He misinterprets the data regularly.
- We occasionally misinterpret signals.
- They misinterpret the law frequently.
Present Continuous
| I | am misinterpreting |
| you | are misinterpreting |
| he/she/it | is misinterpreting |
| we | are misinterpreting |
| they | are misinterpreting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am misinterpreting something here.
- You are misinterpreting my words.
- She is misinterpreting the results.
- We are misinterpreting the signs.
- They are misinterpreting the message.
Present Perfect
| I | have misinterpreted |
| you | have misinterpreted |
| he/she/it | has misinterpreted |
| we | have misinterpreted |
| they | have misinterpreted |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have misinterpreted his intentions.
- You have misinterpreted the data.
- He has misinterpreted the contract.
- We have misinterpreted the situation.
- They have misinterpreted the law.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been misinterpreting |
| you | have been misinterpreting |
| he/she/it | has been misinterpreting |
| we | have been misinterpreting |
| they | have been misinterpreting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been misinterpreting signals.
- You have been misinterpreting my words.
- She has been misinterpreting the data.
- We have been misinterpreting their motives.
- They have been misinterpreting the rules.
Past Simple
| I | misinterpreted |
| you | misinterpreted |
| he/she/it | misinterpreted |
| we | misinterpreted |
| they | misinterpreted |
Examples - Past Simple
- I misinterpreted your email yesterday.
- You misinterpreted my message.
- He misinterpreted the results.
- We misinterpreted the instructions.
- They misinterpreted the contract.
Past Continuous
| I | was misinterpreting |
| you | were misinterpreting |
| he/she/it | was misinterpreting |
| we | were misinterpreting |
| they | were misinterpreting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was misinterpreting everything you said.
- You were misinterpreting my signals.
- She was misinterpreting the data.
- We were misinterpreting the signs.
- They were misinterpreting the law.
Past Perfect
| I | had misinterpreted |
| you | had misinterpreted |
| he/she/it | had misinterpreted |
| we | had misinterpreted |
| they | had misinterpreted |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had misinterpreted the message before.
- You had misinterpreted my words.
- He had misinterpreted the situation.
- We had misinterpreted the data.
- They had misinterpreted the contract.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been misinterpreting |
| you | had been misinterpreting |
| he/she/it | had been misinterpreting |
| we | had been misinterpreting |
| they | had been misinterpreting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been misinterpreting signals all along.
- You had been misinterpreting the data.
- She had been misinterpreting his behavior.
- We had been misinterpreting the signs.
- They had been misinterpreting the rules.
Future Simple
| I | will misinterpret |
| you | will misinterpret |
| he/she/it | will misinterpret |
| we | will misinterpret |
| they | will misinterpret |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will misinterpret something if I rush.
- You will misinterpret the message.
- He will misinterpret the data.
- We will misinterpret something.
- They will misinterpret the contract.
Future Continuous
| I | will be misinterpreting |
| you | will be misinterpreting |
| he/she/it | will be misinterpreting |
| we | will be misinterpreting |
| they | will be misinterpreting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be misinterpreting if I'm tired.
- You will be misinterpreting my words.
- She will be misinterpreting the data.
- We will be misinterpreting the signs.
- They will be misinterpreting the message.
Future Perfect
| I | will have misinterpreted |
| you | will have misinterpreted |
| he/she/it | will have misinterpreted |
| we | will have misinterpreted |
| they | will have misinterpreted |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have misinterpreted something by then.
- You will have misinterpreted my intentions.
- He will have misinterpreted the situation.
- We will have misinterpreted the data.
- They will have misinterpreted the contract.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been misinterpreting |
| you | will have been misinterpreting |
| he/she/it | will have been misinterpreting |
| we | will have been misinterpreting |
| they | will have been misinterpreting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been misinterpreting signals.
- You will have been misinterpreting my words.
- She will have been misinterpreting the data.
- We will have been misinterpreting signs.
- They will have been misinterpreting the rules.