Mislay: meaning, definitions and examples

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mislay

 

[ mษชsหˆleษช ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

everyday life

To lose or misplace something temporarily by forgetting where it was placed.

Synonyms

lose, misplace, misplace

Examples of usage

  • I seem to have mislaid my keys again.
  • She mislaid her phone and couldn't find it for hours.
Context #2 | Verb

formal

To misplace or lose an object by unintentionally putting it in the wrong place.

Synonyms

lose, misplace, misplace

Examples of usage

  • He mislaid the important document and had to search for it frantically.
  • The ring was mislaid during the move and was found months later.

Translations

Translations of the word "mislay" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น perder

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค–เฅ‹ เคฆเฅ‡เคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช verlegen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kehilangan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐะณัƒะฑะธั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zgubiฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็ฝฎใๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใ‚‹ (oki wasureru)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท รฉgarer

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ extraviar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kaybetmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์žƒ์–ด๋ฒ„๋ฆฌ๋‹ค (il-eobeolida)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูู‚ุฏ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ztratit

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ stratiลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไธขๅคฑ (diลซshฤซ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ izgubiti

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ tรฝna

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถะพา“ะฐะปั‚ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒแƒ™แƒแƒ แƒ’แƒ•แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ itirmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ extraviar

Etymology

The word 'mislay' originated from Middle English 'misleyen', which meant 'to lose, to destroy'. Over time, the prefix 'mis-' came to signify 'badly, wrongly', and 'lay' referred to 'to place'. Therefore, 'mislay' evolved to mean 'to place wrongly or badly', leading to the modern definition of losing or misplacing something temporarily.

See also: lay, layabout, layer, layoff, layout, layover, outlay, outlays, relay.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #41,049, this word is among the less frequently used terms in English. While interesting to know, it's not crucial for most English learners unless needed for specific purposes.