miscount


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mis·count

 (mĭs-kount′)
v. mis·count·ed, mis·count·ing, mis·counts
v.tr.
To count (something) incorrectly; miscalculate.
v.intr.
To make an incorrect count.
n. (mĭs′kount′)
An inaccurate count.
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miscount

(ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt)
vb
to count or calculate incorrectly
n
a false count or calculation
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mis•count

(v. mɪsˈkaʊnt; n. ˈmɪsˌkaʊnt)

v.i., v.t.
1. to count erroneously.
n.
2. an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
[1350–1400; < Middle French mesconter; see mis-1, count1]
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miscount


Past participle: miscounted
Gerund: miscounting

Imperative
miscount
miscount
Present
I miscount
you miscount
he/she/it miscounts
we miscount
you miscount
they miscount
Preterite
I miscounted
you miscounted
he/she/it miscounted
we miscounted
you miscounted
they miscounted
Present Continuous
I am miscounting
you are miscounting
he/she/it is miscounting
we are miscounting
you are miscounting
they are miscounting
Present Perfect
I have miscounted
you have miscounted
he/she/it has miscounted
we have miscounted
you have miscounted
they have miscounted
Past Continuous
I was miscounting
you were miscounting
he/she/it was miscounting
we were miscounting
you were miscounting
they were miscounting
Past Perfect
I had miscounted
you had miscounted
he/she/it had miscounted
we had miscounted
you had miscounted
they had miscounted
Future
I will miscount
you will miscount
he/she/it will miscount
we will miscount
you will miscount
they will miscount
Future Perfect
I will have miscounted
you will have miscounted
he/she/it will have miscounted
we will have miscounted
you will have miscounted
they will have miscounted
Future Continuous
I will be miscounting
you will be miscounting
he/she/it will be miscounting
we will be miscounting
you will be miscounting
they will be miscounting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been miscounting
you have been miscounting
he/she/it has been miscounting
we have been miscounting
you have been miscounting
they have been miscounting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been miscounting
you will have been miscounting
he/she/it will have been miscounting
we will have been miscounting
you will have been miscounting
they will have been miscounting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been miscounting
you had been miscounting
he/she/it had been miscounting
we had been miscounting
you had been miscounting
they had been miscounting
Conditional
I would miscount
you would miscount
he/she/it would miscount
we would miscount
you would miscount
they would miscount
Past Conditional
I would have miscounted
you would have miscounted
he/she/it would have miscounted
we would have miscounted
you would have miscounted
they would have miscounted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.miscount - an inaccurate countmiscount - an inaccurate count      
counting, enumeration, numeration, count, reckoning, tally - the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"
Verb1.miscount - count wrongly
count, numerate, enumerate, number - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"
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Translations

miscount

[ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt]
B. VIcontar mal
C. [ˈmɪskaʊnt] N there was a miscounthubo un error en el recuento
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miscount

[mɪsˈkaʊnt] n [votes] → erreur f dans le décompte
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miscount

n there was a miscountda hat sich jemand verzählt
vtfalsch (aus)zählen
visich verzählen
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miscount

[ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt]
1. n (gen) → calcolo errato; (in election) → conteggio erroneo
2. vtcontare male
3. visbagliare il conto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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"It appears there was a miscount of balls in the over, and a seventh ball was allowed by the umpires," a spokesperson said on their website.
With the tensions rising on and off the pitch referee Lee Mason was finding it difficult, even managing to miscount the steps for a wall after awarding a free-kick for Angelo Ogbonna's tumble on the edge of the box.
While something could go wrong in any of those districts, it is in the close elections where a miscount or a perception of a miscount matters most.
"The Namfrel looks forward to the PET finally commencing the vote recount, which could hopefully settle the dispute on the alleged miscount on the Vice Presidential race of the 2016 National and Local Elections," said the group.
His family's legal team had asked that "cogent" allegations of sexual miscount by NCOs against female trainees be considered within the scope of a new inquest into his death, due to begin in January.
The gang ask for cash to be changed, then try to distract or confuse staff so they miscount and the con-men end up with more money.
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The recovery came after the .22 Championship where Zins fired only 89 of his 90 allotted shots due to miscount.
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