إنجليزي

misplace

gb/mɪsplˈeɪs/ us/mɪsplˈeɪs/
B1 إنجليزي
المعاني
0 معنى
فعل B1 action
1

lose by putting somewhere wrong

To put something somewhere and then not know where it is.

نمط الاستخدام: [someone] misplaces [something]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners often use “misplace” when they mean “replace” (put back) or “displace” (move out of position).
مرادفات
lose (More general; “misplace” suggests you put it somewhere yourself.) | mislay (Close in meaning but more formal and more common in British English.) | put down (Informal; focuses on setting something down somewhere.)
أضداد
find (Locate something that was missing.) | keep track of (Continue to know where something is.) | put away (Store something in its proper place.)
تراكيب شائعة
misplace your keys |misplace your phone |misplace your wallet |misplace a document |misplace a receipt |misplace paperwork |misplace a file |misplace a letter |misplace your glasses |misplace your passport
مواضيع
daily_life |objects |memory
أمثلة
  • I’ve misplaced my house keys again—have you seen them?
  • She misplaced the receipt and couldn’t return the jacket.
  • We must have misplaced the contract during the move.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • I misplaced my phone.
  • He misplaced his card and looked everywhere.
فعل B2 action
2

put in an incorrect position

To put something in the wrong position or in the wrong place in a group.

نمط الاستخدام: [someone] misplaces [something] (in/within [something])
غلطة شائعة:
Don’t confuse with “misplace” meaning “lose”; here it often means something is in the wrong position (e.g., a decimal point, a page, a file).
مرادفات
place incorrectly (Direct and neutral; less idiomatic than “misplace.”) | position wrongly (Emphasizes the physical or visual position.) | misalign (Often used for parts or elements that no longer line up.)
أضداد
place correctly (Put in the intended place or position.) | position properly (Arrange in the right position within a set.) | align (Make parts line up as intended.)
تراكيب شائعة
misplace a decimal point |misplace a page |misplace a paragraph |misplace a comma |misplace a figure |misplace a document in the wrong folder |misplace an entry |misplace a line in a spreadsheet |misplace items on a shelf
مواضيع
work |writing |numbers |organization
أمثلة
  • If you misplace a decimal point, the total will be completely wrong.
  • Someone misplaced the report in the wrong client folder.
  • The editor noticed we’d misplaced a paragraph from the introduction.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • I misplaced a page in my report.
  • He misplaced the number in the table.
فعل C1 action
3

direct trust or blame wrongly

To trust or blame the wrong person, or to feel something toward the wrong target.

نمط الاستخدام: [someone] misplaces [trust/confidence/blame/anger] (in/on [someone/something])
غلطة شائعة:
In this meaning, “misplace” is often used with abstract nouns (trust, blame). Learners sometimes try to use it for physical movement only.
مرادفات
misdirect (Emphasizes aiming a feeling or judgment at the wrong target.) | err (More formal; focuses on making a mistake in judgment.) | put wrongly (General phrase; less precise than “misplace.”)
أضداد
place appropriately (Direct something to the right person or thing.) | judge correctly (Reach the right conclusion about someone or something.) | trust rightly (Give trust where it is deserved.)
تراكيب شائعة
misplace your trust |misplace your confidence |misplace blame |misplace anger |misplace hope |misplace your loyalty |misplace suspicion
مواضيع
emotions |relationships |communication
أمثلة
  • You’ve misplaced your trust in him—he doesn’t have the experience for this job.
  • It’s easy to misplace blame when the situation is stressful.
  • She apologized for misplacing her anger on her coworkers.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • Don’t misplace your trust in strangers.
  • He misplaced the blame on me.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
misplace
IPA
GB/mɪsplˈeɪs/
US/mɪsplˈeɪs/
المقاطع والنبر
mis - place (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (place)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
  • Base: misplace
  • 3rd Person Singular: misplaces
  • Present Participle: misplacing
  • Past: misplaced
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
misplaces verb misplacing verb misplaced verb
Core family
misplacement noun
Related words
place verb A1 placement noun B1
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