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{
"term": "mistake",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an action or an opinion that is not correct, or that produces a result that you did not want",
"sensetop": "the mistake of doing somethingit is a mistake to do something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's easy to **make a mistake**."
},
{
"text": "Don't worry, we all **make mistakes**."
},
{
"text": "You are making a **big mistake**."
},
{
"text": "Leaving school so young was the biggest mistake of my life."
},
{
"text": "a **terrible/serious/huge mistake**"
},
{
"text": "It’s a **common mistake** *(= one that a lot of people make)*."
},
{
"text": "You must try to **learn from your mistakes**."
},
{
"text": "He is determined not to repeat the mistakes of his predecessors."
},
{
"text": "This letter is addressed to someone else—there must be some mistake."
},
{
"text": "I **made the mistake of** giving him my address.",
"contextForm": "the mistake of doing something"
},
{
"text": "It would be a mistake to ignore his opinion.",
"contextForm": "it is a mistake to do something"
},
{
"text": "It was a big mistake on my part to have trusted her."
},
{
"text": "All those problems because of one little mistake!"
},
{
"text": "Don't make the same mistake as I did."
},
{
"text": "Don't worry about it—it's an easy mistake to make!"
},
{
"text": "I kept telling myself that it was all a terrible mistake."
},
{
"text": "I made a mistake about her."
},
{
"text": "It is a great mistake to assume that your children will agree with you."
},
{
"text": "It would be a mistake to think that this is a cheap option."
},
{
"text": "Mistakes are bound to happen sometimes."
},
{
"text": "Ordinary people are paying for the government's mistakes."
},
{
"text": "The company has learned from its past mistakes."
},
{
"text": "They all commit similar mistakes."
},
{
"text": "This dress was an expensive mistake."
},
{
"text": "Too late, she realized her mistake."
},
{
"text": "We can help you avoid costly mistakes."
},
{
"text": "Be willing to admit your mistakes."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument", "Difficulty and failure"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "colossal", "great"],
"verb + mistake": ["make", "commit", "repeat"],
"mistake + verb": ["happen", "occur"],
"preposition": ["by mistake", "mistake about"],
"phrases": [
"all a mistake",
"an easy mistake to make",
"make the mistake of doing something"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctly",
"sensetop": "mistake (in) doing something",
"labels": "especially British English",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's a **common mistake** among learners of English."
},
{
"text": "Her essay is full of **spelling mistakes**."
},
{
"text": "If students correct their own mistakes, learning improves."
},
{
"text": "The waiter **made a mistake (in)** adding up the bill.",
"contextForm": "mistake (in) doing something"
},
{
"text": "It isn't possible to eliminate all mistakes."
},
{
"text": "The teacher kindly pointed out the mistake."
}
],
"synonyms": "error",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "colossal", "great"],
"verb + mistake": ["make", "commit", "repeat"],
"mistake + verb": ["happen", "occur"],
"preposition": ["by mistake", "mistake about"],
"phrases": [
"all a mistake",
"an easy mistake to make",
"make the mistake of doing something"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to show that you are sure about the truth of what you have just said",
"labels": "(old-fashioned, especially British English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This is a strange business and no mistake."
}
],
"topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "by accident; without intending to",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I took your bag instead of mine by mistake."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "thinking that something is something else",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Children may eat pills in mistake for sweets."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you want to warn somebody about something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Make no mistake (about it), this is one crisis that won’t just go away."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/mɪˈsteɪk/",
"audio": "mi/mistake/mistake__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/mɪˈsteɪk/",
"audio": "mi/mistake/mistake__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as a verb): from Old Norse mistaka ‘take in error’, probably influenced in sense by Old French mesprendre."
}