mislay

verb

🔊/ˌmɪsˈleɪ/

(formal, especially British English)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they mislay	🔊/ˌmɪsˈleɪ/ 🔊/ˌmɪsˈleɪ/
he / she / it mislays	🔊/ˌmɪsˈleɪz/ 🔊/ˌmɪsˈleɪz/
past simple mislaid	🔊/ˌmɪsˈleɪd/ 🔊/ˌmɪsˈleɪd/
past participle mislaid	🔊/ˌmɪsˈleɪd/ 🔊/ˌmɪsˈleɪd/
-ing form mislaying	🔊/ˌmɪsˈleɪɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌmɪsˈleɪɪŋ/

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mislay something to put something somewhere and then be unable to find it again, especially for only a short time随意搁置，乱放（而一时找不到） synonym lose
- I seem to have mislaid my keys.我好像不知道把钥匙放在哪儿了。🔊🔊
- Our luggage was temporarily mislaid.我们的行李暂时被放错了地方。