mislaid

verb past form of mislay (mislay, mislays, mislaid, mislaying); adjective (mislaid)

«mislaid» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Mislaid means put something somewhere and then could not find it. tree →
(adjective) Mislaid describes something lost for a while because it was put in the wrong place. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life people mislay keys, glasses and homework. It is a gentler word than «lost»: you hope to find it again. In stories «I seem to have mislaid my hat» sounds polite or old-fashioned.

Examples

I've mislaid my reading glasses again. tree →
She mislaid her homework and found it under the bed. tree →
Dad mislaid the car keys. tree →
The mislaid letter turned up a week later. tree →
(formal) It appears your form has been mislaid. tree →
Grandpa mislaid his phone in the garden. tree →

Note

Irregular: mislay, mislaid, mislaid. Do not confuse with «misled» (gave the wrong idea). Mislaid = put in the wrong place; lost = cannot find at all.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «mislaid» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«mislaid» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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