English English Dictionary
- mistake in English:
1. 
sb for sb
2. 
mistake mistook mistaken
3. 
slip of the tongue
Was it just a slip of the tongue or did he say that on purpose?
Oh, it’s not what I meant. It was just a slip of the tongue.
English word "mistake"(slip of the tongue) occurs in sets:
Style i strategie4. 
sb for
5. 
to wrongly think that one person or thing is someone or something else
English word "mistake"(to wrongly think that one person or thing is someone or something else) occurs in sets:
WORDLIST 9 TROUBLE6. 
by
I came by car.
Jealousy in a relationship is often brought about by a lack of trust.
By the 1750s, all the tribes of the Great Plains had horses.
By 1897, thousands of people were out of work.
If you go by Shinkansen, you'll be there in no time.
Earlier, as I was walking down the sidewalk, a car drove by and splashed water on me. Look at this! My skirt and shoes are all muddy.
If by any chance he comes here, I'll let you know at once.
By the time he retires, my father will have worked for almost thirty years.
Blind people read by touching, using a system of raised dots called Braille.
Are scientists close to cloning a human being? "Not by a long shot."
Someone told me that Albert Einstein said, "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."
By evening, a few clouds had formed.
His autobiography was released today and was sold out by noon.
These straw mats, called "tatami" in Japanese, are no longer made by hand.
Spacious apartments in Tokyo are hard to come by.
7. 
mistook
I mistook her for Minako. They look so much alike.
We mistook him for an American.
He mistook me for my mother.
She mistook the sugar for salt.
They mistook my politeness for friendship.
I mistook you for your sister when I first saw you.
He mistook me for an Englishman.
She mistook my brother for me.
She mistook me for Mr. Tamori.
Ken mistook you for me.
Christopher Columbus once landed on the moon, but mistook it for Antarctica.
I mistook Ann for her sister.
I didn't greet you because I mistook you for somebody else.
I mistook a notebook for a textbook.
It has dawned on me that I mistook his intention.
8. error
That's a trivial error.
Finding a solution that worked was a process of trial and error.
A pre-recorded emergency announcement was activated in error on our flight from Miami to Heathrow.
God created Padania and, realizing the error, created the fog.
If a very large amount of memory is installed, an 'insufficient memory' error message is displayed.
When I try to listen to music with media player there's an error and I can't play the file.
In the case of patient death during the course of medical treatment, even if there is medical error present, it is not automatically legally considered to be an "unusual death."
My data-burning software is showing an error message.
There is something to be said for every error; but, whatever may be said for it, the most important thing to be said about it is that it is erroneous.
A mathematician is a man who not only understands the idea put forth before him, but who sees as well the error in its foundations.
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the publick to be the most anxious for its welfare.
In believing him to be an honest man, I was seriously in error.
It is one thing to show a man that he is in error, and another to put him in possession of the truth.
I view his error as insignificant.
Just imagine that every time somebody made a grammar mistake, people only could answer "Syntax error." and leave the somebody with that.
English word "mistake"(error) occurs in sets:
Sprawdzian 3A9. problem
No problem!
If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.
Not a day goes by without our hearing of an environmental problem.
Why don't you look into the problem yourself? It's your responsibility.
The problem with many things is the pre-conceived ideas we have about them!
What does Tom really think of the way we've been handling this problem?
It's unlikely that replacing the battery will fix the problem.
Before the arrival of the Europeans, yellow fever hadn't been a problem.
Not having dealt with such a problem, they don't know what to do.
I appreciate your problem, but it can't be helped.
Noise is the most serious problem for those who live around the airports.
If only you had helped me yesterday, the problem would have been avoided.
I think the only problem I have now is being shut in at home.
Because of the problem of air pollution, the bicycle may some day replace the automobile.
His loss of memory is a psychological problem rather than a physical one.
10. for
Is this for me?
This book is for students whose native language is not Japanese.
The bricklayer calculated that he would need 500 bricks for the wall.
The people next door were annoyed with us for making so much noise last night.
Why do you insist on paying for your school expenses yourself, when your parents are willing to give you financial support?
He attended the high school for three years without missing a single day or being late.
Even though I have studied English at school for the past six years, I'm still not good at speaking it.
The market for luxury goods is growing fast.
For all his wealth, he was still unhappy.
I will do that work on condition that I get paid for it.
Almost everyone in the class voted in favor of having a thank-you party for the teachers.
How about going for a drive to Lake Yamanaka with us tomorrow?
The two men understood one another perfectly, and had a mutual respect for each other's strong qualities.
After spending three weeks looking for a job, he found a well-paid one.
Your boyfriend got tired of waiting for you and left just now.
11. mistook mistaken
English word "mistake"(mistook mistaken) occurs in sets:
czasowniki nieregularne ang12. mistaken
Am I mistaken?
Unless I am mistaken, I've seen that man before.
Good afternoon. You are our new neighbor, if I'm not mistaken?
If I'm not mistaken, I think we took a wrong turn back there.
Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.
Granted his cleverness, he may still be mistaken.
For the first twenty years of her life, she was often mistaken for a boy.
He is mistaken in his ideas about education.
Just one slip and you'll be mistaken for a troll and flamed.
You know about 'ra-skipped words'? It looks like quite a lot of students are using mistaken words.
Taking all things into consideration, I think they were mistaken in it.
This movie is about a poor girl who gets mistaken for the daughter of a rich man in the confusion following a train crash.
I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.
The war resulted from a mistaken policy.
She had mistaken idea that she could pass without studying.
13. mistakenly
I've mistakenly deleted the party information and registration you sent to me.
A fault common to scientists is mistakenly believing that every problem has a technical solution.
The company mistakenly estimatet their expenses
e left the room, and the house, in a body most would have mistakenly called human.
These events coincided with the euro cash changeover and were sometimes, though mistakenly, associated with it.
Russian officials said they planned to send the S-300 missiles to Syria after a Russian plane was mistakenly shot down last week — an act that Moscow blamed on Israeli pilots.
When he tried to back into the garage, he mistakenly gunned the engine and backed into the wall.
English word "mistake"(mistakenly) occurs in sets:
rodzina wyrazow14. by mistake
by mistake
I didn’t intend to take your umbrella. I took it by mistake.
I’m sorry – I opened one of your letters by mistake.
Sorry, I seem to have taken the wrong umbrella by mistake.
I took your coat by mistake
I am really sorry, I called you totally by mistake. I meant to call Mike.
I called you totally by mistake.
She dropped that vase by mistake, but the the teacher was still furious.
I deleted all my computer files by mistake.
Someone left the door open by mistake.
I gave it to you by mistake. (Dałem ci to przez pomyłkę.)
I’m sorry, this letter is addressed to you – I opened it by mistake.
I meant to call Helen, but I called Roger by mistake.
