Meaning of "misquote" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF MISQUOTE

misquote  [ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISQUOTE

Misquote is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb misquote in English.

WHAT DOES MISQUOTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of misquote in the English dictionary

The definition of misquote in the dictionary is to quote inaccurately.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MISQUOTE

PRESENT

Present

I misquote

you misquote

he/she/it misquotes

we misquote

you misquote

they misquote

Present continuous

I am misquoting

you are misquoting

he/she/it is misquoting

we are misquoting

you are misquoting

they are misquoting

Present perfect

I have misquoted

you have misquoted

he/she/it has misquoted

we have misquoted

you have misquoted

they have misquoted

Present perfect continuous

I have been misquoting

you have been misquoting

he/she/it has been misquoting

we have been misquoting

you have been misquoting

they have been misquoting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I misquoted

you misquoted

he/she/it misquoted

we misquoted

you misquoted

they misquoted

Past continuous

I was misquoting

you were misquoting

he/she/it was misquoting

we were misquoting

you were misquoting

they were misquoting

Past perfect

I had misquoted

you had misquoted

he/she/it had misquoted

we had misquoted

you had misquoted

they had misquoted

Past perfect continuous

I had been misquoting

you had been misquoting

he/she/it had been misquoting

we had been misquoting

you had been misquoting

they had been misquoting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will misquote

you will misquote

he/she/it will misquote

we will misquote

you will misquote

they will misquote

Future continuous

I will be misquoting

you will be misquoting

he/she/it will be misquoting

we will be misquoting

you will be misquoting

they will be misquoting

Future perfect

I will have misquoted

you will have misquoted

he/she/it will have misquoted

we will have misquoted

you will have misquoted

they will have misquoted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been misquoting

you will have been misquoting

he/she/it will have been misquoting

we will have been misquoting

you will have been misquoting

they will have been misquoting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would misquote

you would misquote

he/she/it would misquote

we would misquote

you would misquote

they would misquote

Conditional continuous

I would be misquoting

you would be misquoting

he/she/it would be misquoting

we would be misquoting

you would be misquoting

they would be misquoting

Conditional perfect

I would have misquote

you would have misquote

he/she/it would have misquote

we would have misquote

you would have misquote

they would have misquote

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been misquoting

you would have been misquoting

he/she/it would have been misquoting

we would have been misquoting

you would have been misquoting

they would have been misquoting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you misquote
we let´s misquote
you misquote

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to misquote

Past participle

misquoted

Present Participle

misquoting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «MISQUOTE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «misquote» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of misquote

distort · falsify · garble · mangle · misreport · misrepresent · misstate · muddle · pervert · twist

TRANSLATION OF MISQUOTE

Find out the translation of misquote to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of misquote from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «misquote» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 错误引用
• Translator English - Spanish: misquote
• English: misquote
• Translator English - Hindi: गलत उद्धरण देना
• Translator English - Arabic: misquote
• Translator English - Russian: переврать
• Translator English - Portuguese: misquote
• Translator English - Bengali: ভুলভাবে উদ্ধৃত করা
• Translator English - French: déformer les propos de
• Translator English - Malay: Misquote
• Translator English - German: falsch zitieren
• Translator English - Japanese: misquote
• Translator English - Korean: 잘못 인용
• Translator English - Javanese: Misquote
• Translator English - Vietnamese: dân chứng sai
• Translator English - Tamil: தவறாக மேற்கோள் காட்டு
• Translator English - Marathi: चुकीचे उत्तर द्या
• Translator English - Turkish: yanlış aktarmak
• Translator English - Italian: citare erroneamente
• Translator English - Polish: misquote
• Translator English - Ukrainian: перебрехати
• Translator English - Romanian: citat gresit
• Translator English - Greek: παραποιήστε
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Ongeldige aanhalen
• Translator English - Swedish: misquote
• Translator English - Norwegian: misquote

3 QUOTES WITH «MISQUOTE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word misquote.

1

Barry Goldwater

I won't say that the papers misquote me, but I sometimes wonder where Christianity would be today if some of those reporters had been Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

2

Carl Paladino

Don't misquote me as wanting to hurt homosexual people in any way. That would be a dastardly lie.

3

Tommy Wiseau

When people sometimes misquote me, I don't know if they understand what I'm saying.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISQUOTE»

Discover the use of misquote in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to misquote and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Liars for Jesus: The Religious Right's Alternate Version of ...

Barton's source for this Paine misquote is an obscure document from the Society of Separationists, a document that is never actually used or copied by anyone. A search on Google for this misquote, for example, does not produce a single hit.

Chris Rodda, 2006

A Zeal for God Not According to Knowledge: A Refutation of ...

DID MATTHEW MISQUOTE ZECHARIAH? When Matt. 27:9-10 cites Jeremiah speaking a certain prophecy,but it appears in Zech.11:12-13, was Matthew wrong ? Drazin labels it an “imaginary quote.” First, Haley notes the difference could ...

Eric Snow, 2005

Spelling, Grade 4

with the articles. misquote misspelled misprint display Words in Writing Write directions that tell how you would research and write a newspaper article. Use at least four words from the box. Answers will vary. dislike mistake disturb dismiss ...

Spectrum, 2012

After Criticism: New Responses to Art and Performance

Not unlike holding a skull at arm's length and harmlessly mulling over mortality. Alas, poor Yorick, I knew him well. It is a celebrated schoolchild misquote; for the text actually reads: “Alas, poor Yorick, I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest .

Gavin Butt, 2008

Loose Cannons: 101 Myths, Mishaps and Misadventurers of ...

QUOTE. MISQUOTE. 'AN. ARMY. MARCHES. ON. ITS. STOMACH'. M. arching rations with a decentshelflife wereamajorproblem for erstwhile armies. The Romans, for example, sealed up minced ingredients in a sheep's stomach, which  ...

Graeme Donald, 2012

Poetry, Symbol, and Allegory: Interpreting Metaphorical ...

Naturally, the Puritan poet- whippers also quote, or misquote, biblical and exegetical authorities in an attempt to give their moral argument historical justification. The first response against the Puritan attack was a succession of " Defenses" or ...

Simon Brittan, 2003

What's His Name?

Another one of Satan's goals is to misquote and misapply what God says and to get us to do the same. In doing so he usually has a hidden purpose. When Satan tempted Eve he did two things. First, he misquoted what God said. In Genesis ...

David E. Rembert, 2009

New Topics in Substance Abuse Treatment

We were so surprised by their misquote (Alho et al., 2002; 2003) that we actually contacted the authors of this Cochrane Protocol (McGoldrick et al., 2001) and they confirmed that they had made no reference whatsoever to this concentration of ...

Louise A. Bennett, 2006

Congressional Record, V. 149, PT. 3, February 12, 2003 to ...

That is probably why they now misquote it. I am sure it is an inadvertent misquote. I think it is because they didn't hear it. They certainly didn't hear it at the time because they continue to use the "anonymous holds." It is a practice I put an end to ...

U S Congress, 2006

L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected

Fully explain the basis for the application, i.e., the error, failure to publish, or misquote, showing why the application should be granted. Furnish affidavits, if appropriate, and legible copies of all supporting documents. If the error is due to failure ...

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISQUOTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term misquote is used in the context of the following news items.

Tell Me About It: My daughter is a compulsive liar and she is getting …

She has now started to “misquote” her children: in other words, she lies about what they have said. This is so sad. I feel they will be happy to ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

Where do the Huxtables stand on Bill Cosby?

"That was a misquote," she told ABC News. "What I said is this is not about the women. This is about something else. This is about the ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

Birmingham gallery to exhibit Marvel superhero artwork signed by …

With great popularity however comes great prices - to misquote Uncle Ben - with the cheapest print going for £695. Still that's £2,255 cheaper ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»

Politicians not victims

In fact the full text of the misquote, when applied correctly is: “Criticism is something you can avoid easily – by saying nothing, by doing nothing and being ... «Swindon Advertiser, Jul 15»

Australia's 'Carnival of Coal' – can you feel the love?

To slightly misquote a 19th-century philosopher: the demand to give up the illusion that coal is good for humanity is the demand to give up a ... «RenewEconomy, Jul 15»

Lessons in black and white

To misquote Freud, what do white people want? Jose Antonio Vargas's documentary, “White People,” confronts an assortment of Caucasian ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»

Francesca Haig interview: Meet the author of 'the new Hunger Games'

"I don't want to be mean but – to misquote Alan Partridge – 'England has three centres of academic excellence: Oxford, Cambridge, and ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»

Progressive Indian cuisine is turning desi dining on its head

To misquote Jim Morrison, “Let me tell you a story of bellies, breadsticks and men.” There was an Indian restaurant in Delhi, about ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»

A Handy Guide to All the Philosophers Referenced in Irrational Man

Abe quotes Sartre as having said that “hell is other people,” which is, in a way, a misquote, or at least an oft-misinterpreted line. It comes from a ... «TIME, Jul 15»

Catherine Porter, Ezra Levant and journalism standards

In journalism, the words within quotation marks must be the exact words stated so this misquote is a journalistic lapse caused, I believe by not ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»