Tra từ mistake - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mis·take [mistake mistakes mistook mistaking mistaken] noun, verb BrE [mɪˈsteɪk] NAmE [mɪˈsteɪk]
noun
1. an action or an opinion that is not correct, or that produces a result that you did not want
• It's easy to make a mistake.
• This letter is addressed to someone else— there must be some mistake.
•It would be a mistake to ignore his opinion.
•Don't worry, we all make mistakes.
•You must try to learn from your mistakes.
•Leaving school so young was the biggest mistake of my life.
•I made the mistake of giving him my address.
•It was a big mistake on my part to have trusted her.
•a great/serious/terrible mistake
•It's a common mistake (= one that a lot of people make).
2. a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctly
Syn: ↑error
• It's a common mistake among learners of English.
•The waiter made a mistake (in) adding up the bill.
• Her essay is full of spelling mistakes.

Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): from Old Norse mistaka ‘take in error’, probably influenced in sense by Old French mesprendre.

Thesaurus:
mistake noun
1. C
•Don't worry— we all make mistakes.
error • • blunder • • gaffe • • oversight • |formal omission •
sth happens due to a/an error/mistake/blunder/oversight/omission
make a/an mistake/error/blunder/gaffe
realize/admit (to) a/an mistake/error/blunder
correct a/an mistake/error/blunder/omission
2. C
•His essay is full of spelling mistakes.
error • • slip • • misprint • • inaccuracy • |especially BrE, informal howler •
a/an mistake/error/islip/misprint/naccuracy/howler in sth
make a/an mistake/error/slip/howler
contain/be full of mistakes/errors/misprints/inaccuracies/howlers

Synonyms:
mistake
error • inaccuracy • slip • howler • misprint
These are all words for a word, figure or fact that is not said, written down or typed correctly.
mistake • a word or figure that is not said or written down correctly: ▪ It's a common mistake among learners of English. ◇ ▪ spelling mistakes
error • (rather formal) a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctly: ▪ There are too many errors in your work.
Error is a more formal way of saying mistake.
inaccuracy • (rather formal) a piece of information that is not exactly correct: ▪ The article is full of inaccuracies.
slip • a small mistake, usually made by being careless or not paying attention
howler • (informal, especially BrE) a stupid mistake, especially in what sb says or writes: ▪ The report is full of howlers.
A howler is usually an embarrassing mistake which shows that the person who made it does not know sth that they really should know.
misprint • a small mistake in a printed text
a(n) mistake/error/inaccuracy/slip/howler/misprint in sth
to make a(n) mistake/error/slip/howler
to contain/be full of mistakes/errors/inaccuracies/howlers/misprints

Example Bank:
•All those problems because of one little mistake!
•Don't make the same mistake as I did.
•Don't worry about it— it's an easy mistake to make!
•I kept telling myself that it was all a terrible mistake.
•I made a mistake about her.
•I picked up the wrong bag by mistake.
•It is a great mistake to assume that your children will agree with you.
•It isn't possible to eliminate all mistakes.
•Mistakes are bound to happen sometimes.
•Ordinary people are paying for the government's mistakes.
•The company has learned from its past mistakes.
•The teacher kindly pointed out the mistake.
•They all commit similar mistakes.
•This dress was an expensive mistake.
•Too late, she realized her mistake.
•We can help you avoid costly mistakes.
•Don't worry, we all make mistakes.
•Her essay is full of spelling mistakes.
•It's a common mistake among learners of English.
•It's easy to make a mistake.
•The waiter made a mistake in adding up the bill.
•You must try to learn from your mistakes.
Idioms: ↑and no mistake ▪ ↑by mistake ▪ ↑in mistake for something ▪ ↑make no mistake
Derived: ↑mistake somebody for somebody

verb (mis·tookBrE [mɪˈstʊk] ; NAmE [mɪˈstʊk] , mis·takenBrE [mɪˈsteɪkən] ; NAmE [mɪˈsteɪkən] )
to not understand or judge sb/sth correctly
Syn: ↑misconstrue
•~ sb/sth I admit that I mistook his intentions.
• He had certainly changed, but nobody could mistake his voice.
•There was no mistaking (= it was impossible to mistake) the bitterness in her voice.
•~ sb/sth as sb/sth I mistook her offer as a threat.
•~ what… Sorry— I mistook what you said.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): from Old Norse mistaka ‘take in error’, probably influenced in sense by Old French mesprendre.

Example Bank:
•An unwary observer could easily mistake this constellation for a comet.
•I'm sorry. I mistook you for George.
•There was no mistaking the admiration in his eyes.
•You can't mistake him. He has long red hair.
•He mistook the other man's offer as a threat.
•I must admit that I mistook her intentions.
•There was no mistaking the bitterness in her voice.
•They mistook the purpose of the ambassador's visit.