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Definition of mistake for phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mistake for

phrasal verb
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mistake somebody/something for somebody/something
  1. to think wrongly that somebody/something is somebody/something else synonym confuse with
    • I think you must be mistaking me for someone else.
    Extra Examples
    • I'm sorry. I mistook you for George.
    • An unwary observer could easily mistake this constellation for a comet.
    • Good fortune should not to be mistaken for happiness.
See mistake for in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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