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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

mistakes

/mɪˈsteɪks/

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What does mistakes mean?

noun

  1. plural of mistake

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mistake

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IPA pronunciation

/mɪˈsteɪks/

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To be sure they always wasted a good deal of time getting in each other’s way and giggling at each other’s mistakes.
Willa CatherO Pioneers!Project Gutenberg ebook #24
She had observed that my lady made mistakes in her game of whist for the first time in our experience of her.
Wilkie CollinsThe MoonstoneProject Gutenberg ebook #155
More book examples (3)
I don't see how Mrs. Lippett could have made all the mistakes she did, assuming, of course,that she knew how to read.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238
Regarded only from the purely utilitarian point of view, the execution of the king was one of the mistakes of the Revolution.
Gustave Le BonThe Psychology of RevolutionProject Gutenberg ebook #448
So again, when men make mistakes in calculation, they have one set of figures in their mind, and another on the paper.
Benedictus de SpinozaEthics — Part 2Translated by R. H. M. (Robert Harvey Monro) ElwesProject Gutenberg ebook #920