mislay
verb/ˌmɪsˈleɪ/
/ˌmɪsˈleɪ/
(formal, especially British English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mislay | /ˌmɪsˈleɪ/ /ˌmɪsˈleɪ/ |
| he / she / it mislays | /ˌmɪsˈleɪz/ /ˌmɪsˈleɪz/ |
| past simple mislaid | /ˌmɪsˈleɪd/ /ˌmɪsˈleɪd/ |
| past participle mislaid | /ˌmɪsˈleɪd/ /ˌmɪsˈleɪd/ |
| -ing form mislaying | /ˌmɪsˈleɪɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsˈleɪɪŋ/ |
- mislay something to put something somewhere and then be unable to find it again, especially for only a short time synonym lose
- I seem to have mislaid my keys.
- Our luggage was temporarily mislaid.
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