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    MISCALCULATE

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they miscalculate  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it miscalculates  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: miscalculated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: miscalculated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: miscalculating  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Calculate incorrectlyplay

    Example:

    I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding

    Synonyms:

    miscalculate; misestimate

    Classified under:

    Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

    Hypernyms (to "miscalculate" is one way to...):

    calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)

    Domain category:

    arithmetic (the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

    Derivation:

    miscalculation (a mistake in calculating)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Judge incorrectlyplay

    Example:

    I had misestimated his determination

    Synonyms:

    miscalculate; misestimate

    Classified under:

    Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

    Hypernyms (to "miscalculate" is one way to...):

    misjudge (judge incorrectly)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something

    Derivation:

    miscalculation (a mistake in calculating)

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